Missionary kid moments!

(It feels wrong to post a cheery update given what's happening in the Ukraine, but we're praying fervently for those who are living through trauma we can't even imagine, and for their leaders and ours.)

Me at age 4(?) with "Uncle Cam," William Cameron Townsend, founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators. Photo taken when he visited our mission center of Lomalinda, Colombia, South America. He's showing me the medal awarded to him by the Peruvian government.

One of my favorite missionary kids who happens to be our best friends' and neighbors' daughter! We grew up in Colombia with her dad, then went to the same universities, dated and married our spouses at the same time, and I even got to be there at her birth. She wants to be a helicopter pilot like her Uncle Gavin, so joined him on a recent flight taking a Bible translator to a remote language location. So special! She's in grade 11 with Isaac and one of his best friends.

. . . and this is her little brother, one of Seth's favorite people!

Leave it to David and Will to have a great time getting their teeth cleaned.
David is moving Will's chair down for the hygienist.

Marcie still loves playing anything where she's a mom caring for something/someone. She's been like this since she was a baby herself. She'd cuddle stuffed animals even larger than herself and say, "Oooo-weee!"

Speaking of which, we got one of our kittens from October back again. She wasn't thriving in the village as the runt of the litter and is still super small. Her name is Misty.

Seth was working on LEGOs, and Misty decided his leg was as good as spot as any to perch!

Here Misty has chosen Isaac's forearm - doesn't seem very comfortable or roomy!

Poor Gracie's nose got displaced by Seth's forehead when they collided during play. All's well now - she was a trooper! We love our doctor/medical director! He is so great with our kids. A sweet little friend gave her a stuffed toy to comfort her during the reset.

And as long as we're on the subject of the Clinic:

We see pregnant women every Wednesday morning at the lab.

Alice is both a wonderful, supportive supervisor and friend.
I am SO grateful she works full-time so I don't have to!