Troozshoes

Dear Friends and Family,

All the busy-ness of January came down to the last week, with all the
arrangements for the anthropology workshop here in Ukarumpa and Dave
finishing his paper for the anthropology conference in the US in
mid-February. But we can honestly say that even though it was stressful
and busy, we learned a lot and enjoyed it! The anthropology workshop
attracted an average of 17 people, and we had a special meeting for the
managers and regional directors. The presenter, Dr. Alex Bolyanatz, did
a really good job; he was able to communicate cultural ideas clearly and
was great at getting discussion going!

Besides helping make sure the workshop went well by day, Dave was
writing an anthropology paper by night. :) He submitted it to the
session organizers for review, and now he will read someone else's paper
and get comments ready for the conference coming up in mid-February.

We have a new child! It's a girl! Weight: 18 kg/40 lb; height: 91 cm/3
feet. Her name is ... Rachel! :)

OK, you got us. :) She is only in our care until her parents come back
from Australia in a week and a half. Her mother had surgery in Cairns,
Australia, yesterday. We are happy to have Rachel with us, and we hope
she feels comfortable in our family! Please pray for her mother's foot
to heal well.

Please also pray for Dave as he travels to the US and back and that his
time at the anthropology conference in Washington, DC would be very
productive in terms of building relationships and networking, and
representing SIL in that community!

Blessings,
Dave and Sarah, and Joanna, Samuel, Matthew, and Rebekah