Our niece, Nora Jean Kitibwa Mitchell was brown on February
16th. She was born by an emergency C-section, which was not
anticipated. Although she was tiny and had some feeding issues she is now doing
much better! She is beautiful and we can’t wait to meet her in person.
“Baby Tour” trip to CA was a total success. Although it was
quick, and we missed visiting a few people this time around, we were thankful
to catch up with friends and to meet many of their precious little ones. My
dear friend Sandi and her husband Allan were sent off to the mission field in
the Philippines,
so I was thankful to see them one last time, say goodbye, and to meet their new
baby, Noah, before they left. Josh was able to celebrate with his long-time
friend Steve, as he married his bride, Katie. The wedding was beautiful!
We’ve seen the Lord answer specific prayer—providing me with
a car and a steady job. For the last several months I’ve been working as an aid
in a Pre-K class at Peoria Christian
School. What a blessing it’s been! The
school year came to an end over a week ago, so I’m on summer break. I’ve
already celebrated by taking the train to Chicago
for the day with two of my sweet girl friends.
In just a few days we are leaving for summer camp with the
high school group. Josh has put a lot of time and effort into planning camp for
about 180 attendees. We expect God to do great things! Camp also marks one year
since we moved to Illinois and just over two years of marriage. We’ve
enjoyed looking back on the past year and recalling how God has guided and lead
and answered prayer so graciously.
The past several months have also brought some trials to our
family, but again, God’s hand is evident and we trust His plan as things continue
to unfold. Josh’s dad was experiencing pain in his chest when exercising and
the doctors thought there was a blockage that could require open heart surgery.
After an angiogram, they discovered there was no blockage, but he was born with
a heart “defect.” He is now on a beta-blocker medication to keep his heart rate
down—this will help avoid a heart attack.
My brother-in-law is currently in the states in Indiana.
He became so ill in Uganda,
he was forced to return. He his in the hospital with malaria and is still
fighting with his autoimmune issues. Please pray that my sister can work out
some visa/passport issues so the family can all reunite in the states. (The
rest of the family is still stuck in Uganda).
