Eli got to preach at our church a few weeks ago. Feel free to fast forward through the music and announcements to his sermon.
https://vimeo.com/1014054282?share=copy
Serving God with all of our hearts no matter where we are
Eli got to preach at our church a few weeks ago. Feel free to fast forward through the music and announcements to his sermon.
https://vimeo.com/1014054282?share=copy
Judah was so excited to see Isaac after 7 months apart! |
The Fader Family Reunion in MI |
Move in Day |
His roommate is also a Christian |
At the top of Liberty University Tower |
I don't even know what to title this blog post. All I know is that I'm overwhelmed with thoughts and prayers for my second born son, the one who is 18 now and going to graduate from high school in 3 weeks. So I thought I'd take some time this afternoon to get all my thoughts out and share my son with the world because my heart will burst if I don't (or I'll eat too much chocolate!)
The picture above sums up Evan's childhood. For the first 10 years of his life, he grew up in South Sudan in every boy's paradise - fishing, climbing trees, wrestling, hunting bush animals and running around with band of other boys. He had so many cool experiences that most kids don't get the chance to have. He traveled and saw many countries and cultures, tasted all kinds of foods. This is who my Evan is.
Evan climbing the pyramids in Sudan: age 5 |
This picture shows Evan's goofy side. I must have asked him to get the laundry off the clothes line and this is how he did it. He collected the clothes pins on his face and wrapped the bed sheet around himself.
The 3 boys heading to public school in the States in 2021 |
Not only did our boys thrive in the remote parts of South Sudan but they were able to adjust back to life in the States whenever we went back. It wasn't easy but they did it. In 2021 Evan went to public high school and really didn't enjoy it, but he got through it and we believe it was good character building and preparation for this next step he takes in August, going to a public university in SC.
Evan is a lover of motorcycles and pretty much anything with an engine. This kid has incredible mechanic skills and we are so excited to see how he does majoring in Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. This photo also shows what a great older brother he is. Carson joined our family when Evan was 12 so there's a big age gap but he's always done such a great job with his little bros.
I'm still getting used to this idea. Bees as ministry. But this week bees are opening up more doors to impact the lives of our brothers and sisters in Christ here in Adjumani. Over the last year and a half, Eli has been experimenting with bee keeping, harvesting their honey, and making products like lotion with the beeswax. He's discovered that a profit can truly be made and this is an idea he has to help support pastors' families in ministry - a supplemental income to help pay for their kids' education, food, etc.
Eli's moved around to different places in our district where people are raising bees and have a honey business and as he learns more, he wants to share that with others. So this week it's all culminating in a training going on, taught by a team of 3 beekeepers from South Carolina. The American beekeepers are learning from the Ugandan beekeepers and vice versa. We're excited to see where God takes this!
Our family Easter Pic 2024 |
We were so thrilled to have Evan and Joshua home for most of April! It was Evan's last time at home in Adjumani because after he graduates from high school in Kenya, we fly straight from Kenya to the States, so that meant we tried to do some special family things while the boys were home. They also pitched in with different ministry and work things going on. Pictured above, Evan gave many of his hours over break to help assemble 6 brand new bicycles for ministry purposes.
Meanwhile Joshua earned many mechanic hours in order to finally get his bike up and running again.
A wedding that happened in the mix of things |
Evan's girlfriend came to visit for a week to see where Evan lives. |
We took an epic family safari trip - Evan and Josh on motorcycles! |
On April 17th, Carson turned 6 years old. |
A bee hive under construction |
Eli got to preach at our church a few weeks ago. Feel free to fast forward through the music and announcements to his sermon. https://vime...