Ron killed his first poisonous snake this morning! Jana Lackey hollered over to Miss Pat’s that there was a puff adder in the back yard. We have heard that they strike faster than any other poisonous snake. Anyway, Ron went over and chopped its head off with a shovel. He was pretty proud of himself. He said he felt like “Samson”.
Jerry and Jana have had a great visit back here and enjoyed the camp meeting and vision casting with everyone.
Newsletter: We Have Arrived in Maun, Botswana
Dear Friends:
We greet you in the precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We thank you so very much for remembering us in your prayers and giving! We are humbled by your faithfulness.
Excerpt from Christi’s journal:
At the end of our visit, Chris took us down to the coast (about four days drive) for a couple of days. His mother, who has been a missionary in Ecuador for many years, has a home near the coast. She graciously invited us all to enjoy her home for a few days. The beach is not at all commercialized. It was so much fun to sit on the shore and watch the sand crabs scurrying about, and see a little island off in the distance. We enjoyed taking a boat out to the island to see the unique birds, called the “Blue footed Boobies”. This part of Ecuador seems so different from the rest of the country. Instead of Indians, you see mostly black people and there is more of a “Caribbean” feel. They say slave ships wrecked and that is why the population is more diverse here.
Excerpt from Christi’s journal:
Becky Ranalli picked us up at the airport in Quito, Ecuador and Chris, although he was still feeling poorly, drove us the two hour trip to Riobamba, in the Andes Mountains. We were happy to see all the Ranalli kids again (except Dana, who happened to be visiting our daughter in Virginia at the same time).
The next day we had breakfast with a small group of pastors and their wives and talked about the “Leadership Training Conference” which was about to begin.
Excerpt from Christi’s journal:
The next day was Mother’s Day, the biggest holiday of the year in Peru. We had a great service and then went by speedboat to a restaurant out on the Amazon. Afterwards some dove off of the restaurant deck and swam for a while. Then home to pack for Lima.