Thursday, July 16, 2009

New Missionary Arrives


We are pleased to announce that Aimee Howarth has arrived as a new missionary joining our team here in Mozambique. She is coming to do women's ministry and has a real heart to move to northern Mozambique. We joined the Weils to meet her at the airport and unfortunately another Kodak camera has crashed and burned so I have no pictures! No more of that brand....We were all set to get a welcome picture but - no luck.
[late entry - However, I did get a picture when we took her around the next day! (late addition). Aimee is on the left next to Ann and our dear friend Kimberly is on the right in the snoopy shirt. Kimberly is staying with us a week while her parents, who work for another mission and are very close friends, minister in northern Mozambique at a conference.]

Aimee arrived for her two-year assignment with only two duffle bags and a carry on. Oh to be young again!

We had a wonderful time getting reacquainted at the Weils and will take her around with us some tomorrow. She is already asking about how soon she can do a survey trip to the north - as she feels strongly that is where she is to go. It is our hope that we can take her north and introduce her to the work and hopefully enable her move into what God has called her to do as quickly as possible. We are so glad she is here.

She has served here as a teacher at our school in the past, knows Portuguese, and has advanced training relative to missionary work. She has worked hard to prepare for her term here and we are excited to see what God has in store for her. Thank you Lord for this answer to prayer.

"It is good to praise the Lord..." Psalm 92:1

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