great weekend

Had a little team Africa get together on Saturday - fun to have them all together again.  Yesterday, though, was a great day.  I wish Randy was writing about it because he said it was one of the best days of his life!  He got to preach at Pleasant Mount Gilead, the church right behind our house here in Como.  The youth pastor there, Larry Mouton, went on the Uganda trip and wanted RB to preach.  His mom and I agreed afterwards that we REALLY should have videoed him.  He was SO fired up and the Holy Spirit was clearly bursting from his heart as he preached about Jesus!!  And the church was SO welcoming and honoring of all of us (a lot of the Africa team was there).  Randy's parents were there and his mom just kept saying that she loved every  minute of it!  I'm embarrassed (I mean, really) to confess that that was the first time we have attended church in Como.  It was just a cool experience.  There are lots of unwritten "rules" that we had to figure out as we went!  LOL!  The ushers, when to sit and when to stand, the appropriate time to put your money in the offering plate, Randy even had a routine to follow after the sermon for shaking everyone's hand!  We loved the worship (could've listened to that for hours) and everyone made us feel at home.  And I just love the older ladies' hats!!  Our neighbor, Ms. Murray, was there and she had on the best hat I've ever seen her wear.  SOOO much more to write about SOOOO many things - it's been a REALLY stressful couple of weeks - BUT sleep is a pretty big priority (which I've been neglecting), so I'll post a couple of pics and go to bed! 

My Mighty Man bringing the Word!!

Pastor Larry Mouton, RB, and Reverend Sanders (we really like them - R. Sanders has been preaching there for 44 1/2 years!!)

Our 86-year-old neighbor, Ms. Murray, and her WONDERFUL hat!

RB telling everyone goodbye after the service

Moriah took this pic of Isaac and her proud Grandma!  So glad she and Dale could be there to encourage Randy!