Mail from South Africa!

Now this is something I don't normally see in my mailbox!!!

I came home on Monday and found this sweet little envelope on the counter, already opened, with five colorful little sheets of paper with Haley's handwriting all over them!  Fun mail!!!  Evidently they found out two days before they were going to leave South Africa that they could send a letter for 8 rand, which is a little more than a dollar, so someone must have shared their paper and envelopes with her.  Each of us now has a special handwritten note from Haley full of little tidbits of info and sprinkled with lots of love.  We were so encouraged by how her spirit is overflowing with joy.  She is truly where God wants her to be this summer.  She's not sure yet that this is her calling in life, but for this season right now, God is using her and working in her and growing her spiritually. 

Here are a few snippets:

"It's crazy to think that so many here have never heard the name even of Jesus."

"As for Zambia, I'm excited!  I'm super pumped to see how God is going to use me!  I'm so glad I stayed because I know that if I would have gone home with the A-trippers, I wouldn't have been satisfied at all!"

"When I think about everything and look under the African stars, I know I'm where I'm supposed to be, and it is amazing to finally be used as God's hands and feet!"

"I've had so many different experiences with different people, and you'll be happy to know that I only have about 18 children to adopt so far!  These kids, snotty as their faces may be, are stinkin' (literally) adorable!"  

"I did see some rhinos the other morning across the road which was kinda crazy and scary because there was only a very, very small fence and a road between us!"  

Two weeks from today she'll be home, and we'll be able to hear all these stories from her in person! 

Thank you so much for your continued prayers for her!  We do serve an amazing God!