I Made It To Africa!

Hello Everyone!

I finally made it to Africa. I left on Friday night from New York and arrived in London on Saturday Morning. Then I had a 12 hour layover in London. We finally left Saturday night for Dar es Salaam and arrived Sunday morning. We dropped off all the luggage (all of my pieces made it and nothing was stolen...Praise God!!!!) in Dar and left for Nairobi, Kenya that night. I will be in Nairobi until Tuesday and then I go to Machakos, Kenya for 3 weeks. During those 3 week you probably won't hear from me. Thanks so much for your prayers and support. I'll give you an update as soon as I can.

Love you all!
Delicia

New York City (The Metropolitan Museam)

London (St. James Park)

I'm back!

Hello friends, family, and partners!

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted an update. I have been enjoying my family and everyday has been full of events. I’m still teaching. School was supposed to be over May 16th, but we have so many make-up days. We won’t get out until the 28th! The kids are getting a little antsy…and so are all the teachers. We had weeks of standardized testing and I think all of our brains are DONE.
Last month I went to Atlanta, Georgia for Spring Break. I had soooo much fun…I even stayed an extra day! I went to visit my friend, Yolanda, and to just get some nice r&r. We went everywhere together. I attached some photos of The Georgia Aquarium. If you are ever in Atlanta, you must go visit the aquarium…it’s worth the money.
Spring break was also a time of a personal breakthrough. There were so many things that I was praying to God about. When I was in Atlanta, I went to Free Chapel. It seemed like Pastor Franklin was speaking right to me. I was so excited that I called my pastor. As I was on the phone with him, it was like rivers of living water just flowed out of his spirit. (I have to admit, at the time I did not want to roll on that river. But it was good for me, if you get my drift) After our conversation, prayer, and faith put in action, such a heavy burden was lifted. PRAISE THE LORD!!!



Praise Reports and Prayer Request
· Praise God for new relationships being built and partnerships.
· Praise God that Haven of Peace Academy in Dar es Salaam will be fully staffed this upcoming year.
· Please pray for the missionaries heading out for Dar. Pray that they will have full support and there won’t be any delay in their departure.
· Please pray for me as I spend this last month with my family. There’s so many things that we would like to do in such a short amount of time.

Let Me Introduce You To JESUS!

Hey Everybody!

A friend of mine sent me this on an e-mail. This is an awesome and powerful poem. We must remember who Jesus really is.

It's been too long!

Hey Everybody!

I am so sorry that it has taken me this long to post another blog. Time has totally slipped by. For those of you who don’t know….I have moved to Evansville, IN to be closer to my family before I leave for Tanzania. I’ve been here since the first week of November. I am so enjoying my family. My nephew just won a basketball championship last weekend. That was one of the most exciting and nerve wrecking game. They won by one point and were the under dogs most of the game! I was so happy for him. Every family dinner, outing, or Kodak moment, I soak up because I know soon it will be my last for a long time.

God has also blessed me with a great job as an Enrichment Teacher for Henderson County Schools. I teach K-5 at 5 different schools with a team of 6 other teachers! Those who really know me know that I am horrible at names. Just imagine having about 500 kids and trying to remember their names…especially when you have the really unique ones. Poor kids, I usually end up calling them out by their clothing!

Since I’ve moved to Evansville, I’ve been attending Nazarene Baptist Church. My grandmother goes there and my mother grew up in this church. Basically, I have a lot of family and old friends that go to Nazarene. Whenever I would come visit my family, I would always go to Nazarene. They have been very welcoming and I look forward to becoming more involved. Oh, Nazarene also supports another missionary couple with AIM. They have been supporting them for a long time. I remember see them when they were on furlough. It’s funny, you never where God will take you. I never thought that I too would be a foreign missionary.

Although I am enjoying my family, job, and family church, I miss my home church. Leaving Grandview was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. Actually when I first arrived in Evansville, I had second thoughts. I told my pastor (Pastor Dennis Thomas) that I might call him in a few days to come pick me up! Even though I’m not there in the flesh I still feel so connected. Sometimes I feel like I’m on a long vacation soon to return back home to Grandview. It’s such a blessing to have such a wonderful church family. (I’ll be seeing you all soon!!!!!) I’ve included a slide show of the reception Grandview gave me before I left. I can’t believe they did all that just for me. I’m so spoiled…..and I like it!

Till next time!
Delicia

WELCOME

Jambo-sana!

I just wanted to say hello to whoever visits this page before I really get it started. I can't wait to share my heart and tell you every great thing God is doing. I will be in touch very soon. God Bless!

In Him<><,

Delicia