Hello Friends,
This past weekend we were in a small Kansas town, Moran, for Sunday services. Again, we were granted safe travel. It rained on us the last hour of the 3 hour trip and a few minutes after arriving safely at our destination the rain turned to ice followed by a couple inches of snow.
Tim helped clear the sidewalks the next morning for services and we had a good group of people who braved the weather and made it out to church.
The rest of this week will be a quiet week for us; Tim had surgery yesterday. For many months he has been having pain and it continued to increase in severity; after seeing a Doctor it was determined that he needed to have his gall bladder removed. He went in yesterday morning and had a successful surgery and was released from the hospital late yesterday afternoon.. So, we will be doing things such as catching up on paper work, emails, and phone calls. All of these things he can do with little physical effort. He is already feeling better except for the tenderness from the surgery. Keep him in yours prayers for a a quick recovery.
As always, we appreciate all of you who support us with prayers and/or financial support.
Blessings,
Joyce Jarvis
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Friday, February 22, 2008
February 22, 2008
We have finished our "tour" through the frozen states of Michigan and Iowa and have returned to Springfield, MO. Our first experience with the Iowa churches was good; the pastors and people were very welcoming to us and we appreciate their hospitality to us even though we are not Iowa missionaries. It seemed to us that they felt our heart for the lost people of Tanzania and our yearning to return to Tanzania as soon as possible and somehow wanted to be a part of that.
On our way home on Thursday there were winter weather warnings for most of the areas that we traveled through; although we had to slow down from time to time we made it home safely. God has been very good to us during our thousands of miles of travel; we have not had an accident of any kind nor have we been stranded due to weather. I am reminded how Jesus stilled the waters for the disciples when they became frightened in the boat as it tossed around on the waves. In the same way, God has kept us safe through rain, sleet, ice, snow, fog, heavy traffic and inattentive drivers doing too many other things while trying to drive the highways.
Thanks to all of you for your constant prayers; they are needed and appreciated.
Blessings,
Joyce and Tim
On our way home on Thursday there were winter weather warnings for most of the areas that we traveled through; although we had to slow down from time to time we made it home safely. God has been very good to us during our thousands of miles of travel; we have not had an accident of any kind nor have we been stranded due to weather. I am reminded how Jesus stilled the waters for the disciples when they became frightened in the boat as it tossed around on the waves. In the same way, God has kept us safe through rain, sleet, ice, snow, fog, heavy traffic and inattentive drivers doing too many other things while trying to drive the highways.
Thanks to all of you for your constant prayers; they are needed and appreciated.
Blessings,
Joyce and Tim
Monday, February 18, 2008
February 18, 2008
Hello Friends,
We are in Iowa and it is very cold here; we've been on the road for the past two weeks between Michigan and Iowa. We have seen a lot of snow and have safely traveled many miles over snow and ice covered roads. PTL.
I am enjoying being in Iowa and spending time with Jenn, our oldest daughter. She is a reporter and we watch her on the evening news each day; I can't believe how grown up and professional she is. I often wonder where all those years went when they were little and at home with us. I miss those days.
Another thing I am enjoying is seeing the snow; I know that may sound crazy to many of you. However, it's a beautiful sight to see fields and trees covered with white snow glistening in the sunlight; it will be our last winter for four years. I won't miss the "mess" of winter but I do miss the seasons when we are in Africa. Fall is my favorite time of the year and during the months of September - November I have magazines in Africa that have beautiful Fall pictures in them that I place out on my table. It's not exactly the same but it's the closest I can get.
Thanks for all of your prayers and support; we keep on pressing towards the goal. I will try to start blogging more frequently and sharing not only the itineration news but share with you some of my thoughts and feelings as we continue traveling down the path God has placed in front of us.
Be blessed!
Joyce
We are in Iowa and it is very cold here; we've been on the road for the past two weeks between Michigan and Iowa. We have seen a lot of snow and have safely traveled many miles over snow and ice covered roads. PTL.
I am enjoying being in Iowa and spending time with Jenn, our oldest daughter. She is a reporter and we watch her on the evening news each day; I can't believe how grown up and professional she is. I often wonder where all those years went when they were little and at home with us. I miss those days.
Another thing I am enjoying is seeing the snow; I know that may sound crazy to many of you. However, it's a beautiful sight to see fields and trees covered with white snow glistening in the sunlight; it will be our last winter for four years. I won't miss the "mess" of winter but I do miss the seasons when we are in Africa. Fall is my favorite time of the year and during the months of September - November I have magazines in Africa that have beautiful Fall pictures in them that I place out on my table. It's not exactly the same but it's the closest I can get.
Thanks for all of your prayers and support; we keep on pressing towards the goal. I will try to start blogging more frequently and sharing not only the itineration news but share with you some of my thoughts and feelings as we continue traveling down the path God has placed in front of us.
Be blessed!
Joyce
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