Bible Study ladies

One of the things I will miss most when we leave Malawi is my weekly Bible study. Before I go on, most of you reading this blog have heard that we are leaving Lilongwe in June of this year en route to Ecuador. When we were back in the states last fall, we became aware of the need for doctors at the Shell hospital in rural Ecuador. God provided us the opportunity, as did my parents for watching the kids, to go visit the hospital--and we have decided to make the move. It will be a good fit for us--a chance to use all of our family practice skills and training.

We have enjoyed our time in Malawi and have learned so much about HIV medicine working at Partners in Hope, but we feel that it is time for us to move on. And God has confirmed this decision in our hearts.

So back to the dear ladies in the above picture. We meet every Wednesday morning and these ladies have become such wonderful friends and encouragers. We have a variety of nations represented--Canada, US, Zimbabwe, Uganda and Kenya--but despite our varying backgrounds we are all sisters in Christ. We just finished an amazing study on the Love of God--and it was really life-changing and challenging for all of us. I am so grateful for this group. And I hope that all of you reading have a group like this where you can pray together, laugh together, study the word and encourage one another. What a blessing--especially when troubles come.