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6/2008 - Nepal - Micah Man on the scene!
WOW... God is good.

First off we apologize for not getting more info out sooner. As most of you are aware, we had a crazy past 6 weeks...

Micah Thomas Jameson: In case you have yet to hear, Micah Thomas Jameson came into the world on June 20th at a very civil 8:45 AM. He weighed in at 8 and a quarter pounds. 3.75 kilos, we speak kilos here. :-) He was actually born in the hallway outside of the delivery room. God has blessed us with a little angel that so far has only brought peace to the house. He has been a bit more jaundiced than the doctors prefer so we are asking for prayer. He sees a pediatrician on July 21st. We trust God to give this doctor wisdom.


7/2008 - Nepal - Micah is not so sure about the situation he finds himself in.
Speaking of House: We not only had a baby but we moved to a new place. Despite the immediate disconfort caused by moving and learning how things worked here (ie... getting any water to come out of the shower) we can now see God's provision at work. We are more confortable than we could have hoped! We even have access to our roof! Misty morning devotions looking out into the valley and the surrounding foothills is a wonderful perk to our new place. Not to mention that it cost less, is a bit larger, has more yard, is closer to school, and who knows what else we have left to discover?


6/2008 - Nepal - Introducing some of our international friends to mamma's meat loaf!
This house has a wonderful legacy with the mission community. One of the long term folks that recently left mentioned that our house has had a history of hospitality. The family that left is already sorely missed. It makes us wonder if we'll do it justice. We do plan to host youth group here in the coming terms which seems to be on par! Now to work out planned gatherings and trips. Before moving in we spent a Thanksgiving here, as well as spent "Boxing Day" (day after Christmas) with a whole group of Ms organized by this family. Not to mention BBQs and their daughter even watched our kids on small group night. Now we live here. Go figure.


6/2008 - Nepal - Grandma and Alicia in a rickshaw! See sis, she really did come all the way here.
Grandma: I can not express enough all of the amazing benefits and blessings we experience living here. So many that the sacrifices often seem insignificant and incomparable. One sacrafice that is not so insignificant is being so far away from family. Grandma Jameson managed to stay here for a whole month, she spent time with Micah Man and the other grandchildren that she hadn't seen in over a year. She was a huge help with the kids and anything else she saw needing done. She even managed to stay healthy! She is home safe and sound now, and we are so glad to have had her here. We are hoping in about a year that we may be able to plan a return trip. It's a big commitment and decision to return. Perhaps that explains many missions just spelling it out... 1 for 4 (1 year furlough for every 4 years) is pretty common. We are thinking that about 2 months next summer is looking like good timing. We do miss our families and friends, but this really is our home now.

New Life Church has been handling our accounting since we left and have been such a blessing to do this for us. Even while going through a crisis they never wavered in their commitment to us and hundreds of other missionaries they serve. Now they have reorganized, and even have a new mission site! It still seems to be in progress, but we have already heard rumors of some neat resources in the works. If you get a chance check out: www.newlifeglobal.net.


6/2008 - Nepal - Grandma and all!
Thank You: We'd very much like to thank you, our beloved friends, so much for your faithful support! Your prayers, wishes, notes, cares, thoughts, they all mean so much. This move was quite a bit more expensive than we thought it would be, but amazingly funding kept up with the extra expenses! We are in awe of the Lord's provision, and your love for us. Thank you so much for the emails you send that show up just in time to encourage us. We love notes like: "we are praying for you today". It brings a tear to my eye to just type about it.

God Bless you all! Thank you for making this possible. -ICA


6/2008 - Nepal - Haati KISCko saathi!..
Some fun notes:

Alicia starts Kindergarten (Grade R (R for Reception)): Yes, believe it or not, little "lala" is about to go to Kindergaten in just about 2 more weeks. We can't believe it either but she is keeping track and reminds us every day. You should see the little Sylvester the cat backpack she has. Daddy even put a seat on his bicycle to carry her to school.

220 Volt shocks: They really aren't the same as 110 Volt shocks. With 110 there is a pause before the unconfortable buzz, with the 220 (or sometimes 280) volts it's like the sting of a mouse trap. Ryan discovered this while driving a grounding stake to earth our new house. Grounding is not a standard feature of Nepali construction.

Chandra hasn't stopped working: Someone tell her to stop it! She loves what she does so much that she feeds Micah with one hand while typing in grades with the other.

Poster sized Ryan?: Can you imagine it? Well, it may happen. Last week Ryan was asked to speak to a group of Nepali teachers on "being a good teacher" as part of a photo shoot for some ministry promotions. The theme of the talk was "good teachers make teachers, not students." So now he may end up poster sized with one of those "there's a camera pointed at me" looks on his face.

Is Elijah OCD?: We have to laugh about little Laiji (Lie-gee). He is tackling some serious challenges. For instance, trying to accept that one light can be on while others are off, or if one fan is turned on it doesn't mean all the others in the house must be.

Hide and go kiss?: We hope this isn't a sign of things to come, but Alicia whispered to Daddy about an American boy (2 whole years older than her!) who has been kissing her, and we had a long talk. His folks had a talk with him as well. Someone with experience know if these talks work?

6/2008 - Nepal - KISC Graduation.


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What we are doing? - Serving as teachers at a "study center" in Kathmandu. Learning to speak Nepali and understand the Nepalese culture. Building relationships with locals.

How can you help? - By contributing your love, prayers, and financial support if you are able.


 
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God is willing, and in the spring of 2007, our family relocated indefinitely to Kathmandu, Nepal. There we serve at a school and have begun to learn the language and culture of a country in transition.

Nepal's transition is not just political, it is spiritual as well. The vast majority of the country, 95%+ depending on who you ask, is a combination of Hindu and Buddhist. The last 50 years have seen tremendous progress in this Country and we want to continue that work.

The school we spoke of earlier needs our help. Ryan serves teaching IT. Chandra is helping as the primary secretary, but with the kids so young it will not be full time for her.

So here is where you come in. The spiritual climate in the whole region wears heavily on Christians here. One couple we met, whose kids graduated from the school, have been there for over 15 years. They have encountered a lot of challenges, but are still going strong. We believe with them that it takes a foundation of spiritual support to free us to succeed. It is a principle God put in place, that we are truly a body. It is our hope that every one of you will pray for us as often as possible in the years and hopefully decades to come.

Matthew 6:21 - "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."


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The school cannot pay us to work. Most of the students come from missionary families that survive themselves on the shoulders of their supporters. So we are asking for you to consider allocating some of your treasure to support us. We realize many of you are not in such a position, for you we ask that you pray for us as though you had given us your treasures. If you do support us financially, please pray for us like you have given all you have. Sincere spiritual support is the key to long term missionaries and their success. It is only in believing the Matthew 6:21 (above) and 1 Corinthians 12:12 (the body of Christ) principles that I can rebuke my own pride and ask you to be our partners. Please allow us to climb on your shoulders and go to Nepal to contribute our talents to the move of God there.

The students are nearly all children of nearby ministers involved in medicine, church planting, education, and more. We consider it an honor to help empower these families to stay longer and do more. It will take us years to learn the culture well enough to even begin to communicate well with the locals. So we consider it a double blessing to be in a position to be fruitful as soon as our feet hit the ground. We love the people of Nepal, and we have every intention of being part of local ministry to nationals. It's just great that we can step into this support role immediately. Praise the Lord.

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Psalm 50:10 - "...for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills."


We believe the principle of Psalm 50:10. God owns everything. He can and will provide for us. We just hope to some degree that you, our brothers and sisters, will be the vessels He uses. In that way we will be part of the vine, exactly where God wants us. Leaning on God and you to achieve things we could never do alone.

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