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Ethan Samuel Kidder

2 October 2012

Ethan, Documents, Study

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Today. Stuff just keeps happening.

Today we got to “see” our nephew Ethan for the first time – all the way from Nairobi – via Skype! Here’s a snapshot of the little fella and his Mom. He was 5 days old.

Today I sent some documents to our lawyer, as we continue to work on our visas. I sent her 51 papers – yes, 51. (Not including photos of us) May the arrive safely and be accepted by the powers that be! What a looooooong process . . .

Today I have a Bible study. In just a few minutes, actually – I’m just about to head out the door.

This week’s study is How can I understand the Bible? and next week’s is How can I study the Bible? Trying to boil down those topics to something useful has been quite the experience. We’ll see how it goes tonight as we talk about some basic principles and try them out on some passages.

That’s not all, but that’s some of what’s going on today. But not time to write more! Today was painful, difficult, blessed and challenging. And tomorrow is coming fast.

29 September 2012

Born: 1 Nephew!

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There has been a lot going on the last few days, but first and foremost we want to welcome our nephew into the world! Here’s the announcement from Shari’s brother-in-law Nate on Facebook – at 5:52am their time (in Nairobi) (if I’ve figured it right!) yesterday:

We’re all at home now, everything went really well. We’ve named him Ethan Samuel Kidder and he was born on 27 September 2012 at 4:42am weighing 8.0 pounds (3.67 kg).

So – welcome Ethan Samuel! We praise the Lord that everyone is well – Shari’s sister Amy, and even proud sister Karina. 🙂

I won’t steal their pictures, but there are a couple up on Facebook, and both Shari and I have shared them to our timelines if you would like to see them.