Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
June 18: water truck
What happens when there is no water in the city for the fifth day in a row?
The water truck comes to your neighborhood!
Dave took these great pictures from his office window... sadly the truck didn't come close enough to our house for me to see it!
Click on the picture to view it in a larger size!
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Happy 23rd Father's Day, Dave!
Dave has been a great dad to Danny, Joey and Jacob over these years! Today is the first Father's Day with none of the boys at home... Jacob is in the same country with us, but at the beach for a few days with some friends.... We are both blessed to be the parents of our boys-- and I'm thankful for the father our heavenly Father has given them!
Remembering Dad on Father's Day
On Fathers Day, I'm thankful for my dad. He died almost 17 years ago, but I still miss him! He was a great dad to me, and a great grandpa to Danny and Joey. He would have loved to be a grandpa to Jacob, Lilly, Maggie, Jack, Luke, Jennifer, Paul, Anna, Matt, and Stevey too! The center picture in this collage is from Father's Day in 1990, his last "good" Father's Day with us. (The next Father's Day was pretty sad, with him ending up in the hospital and dying the following month...)
Although I remember him on many days, today is special-- and I just want to say Thanks, Lord, for the great dad and the many great years of him living on earth as my father!
(i know some of these pics don't fit quite right... but it's the best way i could get it to work!)
Friday, June 13, 2008
Danny
We haven't written any update about Danny lately, and our friend just sent us this cute picture of Danny and his wonderful girlfriend Leah... so I just thought I'd post it here for you to enjoy as well! Danny is working an internship this summer at a bank in Miami, as well as continuing classes (is still living on campus.) He's keeping busy! And we miss him!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
random afternoon in the neighborhood
While talking to a friend on the phone this afternoon, I suddenly could not hear her above the sounds of loud drumming. I hung up on her, and ran up to the roof with Jacob and his friend to see what was happening-- and found the beginning of a celebration at the new apartment building across the street from our house!
Update: this got louder and more festive, with more people gathering until at least 11 p.m. Our house was LOUD!
Joey update!
Dear family and friends,
Thank you for your prayers for Joey! He had a detailed work-up at his eye doctor yesterday in preparation for his surgery, and amazingly-- it seems that his eyes will not need surgery! I don't fully understand all the details, but it's pretty exciting.
He had to stop wearing contacts for two weeks before the exam, because contacts apparently change the shape of the cornea, and the exam needs to be done without that influence. When his eyes were dilated yesterday during the extensive exam, his vision was close to 20/15... It seems that the muscles used for close-up vision (like reading) were over-developed due to the many hours per day he spent reading (especially while we lived in Abidjan) and in the 4 1/2 years he's been wearing his contacts, his eyes and brain have adapted to them. His doctor thinks that if he goes two more weeks with contacts or glasses, his vision will be 20/20 without them! We are so happy for him, and excited to see the Lord working this situation out in a way much different than we expected!
Please do continue to pray with him and with us that his vision will be fully restored, and his next appointment will reveal excellent results.
With thankfulness in Him,
Mary
for the Dakar Deckers
Thank you for your prayers for Joey! He had a detailed work-up at his eye doctor yesterday in preparation for his surgery, and amazingly-- it seems that his eyes will not need surgery! I don't fully understand all the details, but it's pretty exciting.
He had to stop wearing contacts for two weeks before the exam, because contacts apparently change the shape of the cornea, and the exam needs to be done without that influence. When his eyes were dilated yesterday during the extensive exam, his vision was close to 20/15... It seems that the muscles used for close-up vision (like reading) were over-developed due to the many hours per day he spent reading (especially while we lived in Abidjan) and in the 4 1/2 years he's been wearing his contacts, his eyes and brain have adapted to them. His doctor thinks that if he goes two more weeks with contacts or glasses, his vision will be 20/20 without them! We are so happy for him, and excited to see the Lord working this situation out in a way much different than we expected!
Please do continue to pray with him and with us that his vision will be fully restored, and his next appointment will reveal excellent results.
With thankfulness in Him,
Mary
for the Dakar Deckers
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
DeckerUpdate June 10
Here's a fairly lengthy update about our family and ministry, including
* Mary's month at D.A.
* Dave's trip to Liberia
* Prayer concerns
Dear family and friends,
Thanks so much for your prayers, and notes of encouragement, over the past several days. We've had some good days, and some bad days with regard to electricity since that time. We've been able to get enough water to fill our reservoir, and we are figuring out how to best use it so that we have water for what's needed and not waste it!
* Mary's month at D.A.
* Dave's trip to Liberia
* Prayer concerns
Dear family and friends,
Thanks so much for your prayers, and notes of encouragement, over the past several days. We've had some good days, and some bad days with regard to electricity since that time. We've been able to get enough water to fill our reservoir, and we are figuring out how to best use it so that we have water for what's needed and not waste it!
Friday, June 06, 2008
June 5 quick note
Dear friends and family--
We're a bit overdue for an update, and I will write one in the next few days! But in the meantime, would you please pray for our electricity and water situation? We have had significant outages in the past few days, as much as 12 hours out of 24, and at completely unpredictable times. It gets a bit stressful when our reservoir is not filling, and we have no water... and I do worry about things in our refrigerator! I know in many locations it is always like this, but at this point we're not real-well set up for it here! Please pray for "enough" water, "enough" electricity, and "enough" cold for the fridge.... Update will follow!
With love,
Mary
for the DakarDeckers
We're a bit overdue for an update, and I will write one in the next few days! But in the meantime, would you please pray for our electricity and water situation? We have had significant outages in the past few days, as much as 12 hours out of 24, and at completely unpredictable times. It gets a bit stressful when our reservoir is not filling, and we have no water... and I do worry about things in our refrigerator! I know in many locations it is always like this, but at this point we're not real-well set up for it here! Please pray for "enough" water, "enough" electricity, and "enough" cold for the fridge.... Update will follow!
With love,
Mary
for the DakarDeckers
Thursday, June 05, 2008
June 4: after graduation!
Tonight was graduation at Dakar Academy. We rejoice with the seniors, congratulate them on their accomplishments, and wish them well in the days ahead. They are a special groups of students and we will miss them! After grad, some of those in Jacob's class-- they've just finished 10th grade-- gathered for a photo. What a crazy bunch of kids. Some of them won't be back next year, which is sad... but others who have been gone this year will be returning and we're looking forward to that!
Dave and I have been asked (along with two other couples) to be class sponsors for their class next year. We will get to help them with many events, and generally be involved in their lives. We're looking forward to that-- they're a great bunch!
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