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Water?
The other day I had the opportunity to help some children have a real bath with water running out of a faucet. They had never, ever seen clean running water. It was better than any Christmas or...
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Oh, the comforts of "HOME"
I know this seems silly, but here in the Congo most of the food we purchase is not like at home, so when there is something familiar....you buy it!!! We love beans.....and raisins, and chocolate chips...
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Masina Stake Soccer Championship Games
What a great way to spend a Saturday---Soccer Tournament Congo Style3rd Place game-Masina 2 vs. TelecomChampionship Game-Njili vs. Marvasa( they borrowed shirts from the game before)Cheering section:...
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Singing while you work
If you are happy, SinG, if you are working, SiNg, if you are digging a well, SING!!!
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Who says the Congo doesn't have it all
USED CAR: Good ventilation, and great gas mileage. GRAVEL MANUFACTURING AND SALES: Name your size and they will pound it for you. REAL ESTATE: With a view. SCHOOLING: Humanitarian Aid teaching Health...
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Hello Down There
Hello down there.....yes there is a man down there digging the dirt out. He has dug all the dirt out and will continue to dig until he gets to 3 yards of standing water. This is a hand dug well. He...
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It's a good life
Our Ariel Mutombo (Thierry & Natalies) Miracle Baby. 1.4 Kilos at birth, born July 8, 2 months early, now 3 months old and weighs a whopping 4 Kilos!! I have had to wait a long time to have the...
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Special Twins + More
This is Mardi, she is my special friend. I am looking at the food stored on the shelves. John and Julia are my good friends. Julia has found a beautiful family for MardiSome of the children are happy...
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Alma 17:2-3
Our dear friend from Snow College days who we have not seen in 25 years, and of all places we run into him in the Congo! Kelly Haws is the Seminary and Institute Director over Africa and he happened to...
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Coloring with our friends
Julia at work, working with her heart. The best big friend anybody could ever have!
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Ariel's Blessing Day
This is our sweet Ariel. He's our miracle baby. Well, he's Natalie and Thierry's miracle baby. He came into this world rather early and needed extra special care, especially from our Heavenly Father....
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Elections=Food Storage
This is Elder Hatch scooping up beans to be put in the missionaries food storage in preparation of the elections coming up here in Kinshasa. Things could get a little hairy around here and everything...
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The Thankful Tree
For Thanksgiving it is a tradition for our family to make a Thankful Tree. We all join in and build a beautiful tree full of blessings we've been given. The tree is different each year, but the...
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Pictures of recent
Trails Washing clothesHappy ChildrenThis picture is for our grandchildren so they won't forget what we look like.Children running to see the mondele'sThere's always room for moreAthletic kids having...
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Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year
Here in the Congo celebrating Christmas is not just a certain day, it is a season. They are wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and expressing their love for the birth of the Savior all season long. I...
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Strong and Powerful turns 34
HAPPY BIRTHDAY THIERRY MUTOMBO! Every day Thierry comes into the office with a huge smile greeting each of us and shakes everyones hands and we ask him how he is doing and he...
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Last Transfer for US
This is a retro/old picture from South Africa. I just found it and thought I would post it. It was Christmas Day in South Africa while we were refugees. We were really missing our Congo home. The Congo...
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i SCREAM you SCREAM we all SCREAM for Nice Cream
Yes, yes, yes, there is icecream in Kinshasa. Does it look like we like this place? This past Sunday was our last week in the KasaVubu Ward. Henock (Ben's arm is around him) is one of Ben's faithful...
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REUNION-CONGO-FAMILY
This past weekend Ben and I had the wonderful opportunity to re-unite with some of our Congo Friends. Yes, this was so exciting and my heart was so full. I could NOT keep back the tears. The Lord...
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AdJuStInG
My brother, David, our son Matthew and Ben and I went biking up Black Smith Fork Canyon in Cache Valley Utah. It was a glorious ride. Thanks Heavenly Father for the beauty all around me, especially the...
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The Carpenter of Nazareth
In Nazareth, the narrow road,That tires the feet and steal the breath,Passes the place where once abodeThe Carpenter of Nazareth.And up and down the dusty wayThe village folk would often wend;And on...
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