Marla's Birthday!

Today was Marla's birthday. She had a tremendous time being with the Malawian women. Elsie got to join Marla for the day and attend the WTB seminar.

Here's a picture of Marla and Elsie. Marla is eating with her hands. She asked Rich to take a picture because her family would never believe that she was doing this!



We got home and the Burns surprised us with a birthday bash! You can see the sign and decorations they had for Marla. They served us kettle corn and ground nuts (these are the local variety of peanuts and they are freshly roasted). Then we had a special meal followed by a birthday cake. Did we mention that LeAnne is a fantastic cook. Wow, have we been taken care of.

Oh, and Rich is doing better. Still a few symptoms, but overall he is feeling tons better. He attributes it to all your prayers and our Lord's compassion.

We closed the evening watching a DVD of "St John in Exile" as portrayed by Dean Jones. What a stirring rendition of Christ's death and resurrection.