Many Reasons to be Grateful
We have many things to give thanks to God for!
Our family moved from Nyankpala to Kpandai in the beginning of March and have been here for almost 2 weeks now. We thank God for a smooth journey and time of settling in. I was very worried about how we’d move our animals (2 dogs and 1 cat), but thankfully- they did pretty well on the journey. However, our cat has been missing for a few days! We are praying for her return home. Other than that, our family has been settling in nicely, though it will still be a slow process because we don’t have much furniture/shelves to organize our things in. The small-town lifestyle will be a big adjustment for me as there are many tradeoffs (ex: we have a great supply of water in Kpandai compared to Nyankpala, but the electricity is very poor here compared to Nyankpala!) However, we are loving being closer to Enoch’s family and Lucy particularly loves playing with her cousins.
Enoch spent 5 days last week supporting a STM team from Brazil with WEC in a medical outreach. We thank God for the mission of the team and their safety, health and well-being. March is notoriously hot in Ghana, and there was no electricity in the village they were in.
We thank God for the precious gift of life! We are expecting a baby boy in July! I have been feeling pretty great in my second trimester with much more energy and no more nausea. God-willing, Lucy and I will return to Calgary in May, while Enoch will travel to Canada closer to the baby’s due date. For the remaining months in Ghana, I will mostly be working from home connecting with our pastors/mission school coordinators, planning/preparing orientations and trainings for a STM team from CIM Australia, and working my way through a New Testament bible college course. I also hope to get to know our neighbors and reconnect with some of the people of Kpandai. As mentioned in last month’s update, we have approximately 5% left of the funds leftover for the church roofing project in Gmanejere, in which we plan to use towards the plastering and installing of windows for the church building in April.
There are lots of exciting but also challenging transitions up ahead, but we are so grateful for it all. Please keep our family in your prayers as we navigate these transitions and in being faithful to our responsibilities. Please also pray for CIM Canada’s executive director, Rev. Isaac Quan, who is facing serious health challenges. We ask God for His tender love and healing over him in Jesus’ name.
God bless,
Janice, Enoch & Lucy Jabab