Tchincombe Ranch : Pictures

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Thursday, May 7, 2009

New Pictures!

Sandals for a real man! Notice the long horns!

First Potluck at Tchincombe Church

Bridge! We decided not to use it!

Lunch on the way to Cavango

Camping at Imbondwe - sleeping on roof rack is easier than putting up tent!

Meghan & Aimee

Village elder from Imbondwe

Hay field at Tchincombe

Wire for fencing

Poles for fencing

Strider #3
Aimee & Jeffrey working with Strider

Meghan and her piano

Strider #2
Strider

Strider #1
Strider under saddle

We spend a beautiful sunny day at the beach. Encountered this rain on the
way back to Lubango. Rain in the desert is always welcome!

Around the bridge - YEAH we made it!

Going around and not over the bridge

Going around the bridge looked safer than going over!

Into the Land Rover and then on to Cavango where Peter and Shelley will be
working

Out of the plane

Waiting for the MAF plane to arrive at Chinhama. The Land Rovers are

waiting to take people and supplies to Cavango.

This young monitor lizard dropped in for a visit. He likes warming himself
on the top of our wood fired hot water heater!

Waterholes on Tchincombe are full!!!

Benches in the bush.

Fueling up in the bush! This is the fuel pump that has been half way between town and Tchincombe. You can imagine how long it takes to pump 1200 liters! These pumps have recently closed so we are back to driving 4 hours for fuel!

Here are two photos for you!

Dear Friends and Loved Ones,

Here are two photos for you! One is a proud Jeffrey after his impala hunt! The other is a photo of us as we drove out to Namibia in April! This was the most sketchy part of the trip but the 130 came through with flying colors!

Jeffrey and Meghan have their new passports. We returned to Tchincombe on Monday and have spent the week getting life organized and recovering from the trip.

The guys were not able to bale any hay because the baler broke shortly after we left! Stirling spent Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday working on it but it’s not right yet. And of all things it rained on the cut hay yesterday!! Bummer! Rain in May – very unusual!! Stirling went to Lubango to get fuel today and was able to get the pieces to put baler running again.

HOME ASSIGNMENT

In 2007 we set up with SIM to put aside funds to travel back to USA every two years. We did this for several reasons

To stay better in touch with our supporters
To visit our aging parents more often
To be able to leave Tchincombe for only short periods (difficult to leave a farm for long!)

We were anticipating a short HA at the end of this year BUT have decided in conjunction with mission leaders to use the funds in our passage account and our furlough housing account to cover the ministry account deficit (transport on 130). We thank each one of you that gives and prays! We have the money to do this in our passage account because of your faithful support! So far this year we are 100% supported! Now there is only a $1,666 dollar deficit in ministry!

We are disappointed to not be able to go to the USA but feel right now it’s the best thing to do.

Sheila will be coming to Angola Sept/October to teach an intensive course at the seminary and we are planning for Donna to travel to the USA to be with Mum and Dad Foster while Sheila comes here. But we are holding all our plans loosely to see what the Lord might do or want us to do! So pray for wisdom!

Stir’s Mum is home now and doing better every day! Thanks for your prayers!!

In Him,

Donna for all of us