The Adairs

Bupe bwa kwa Lesa (Gifts from God)

2009-07-12T03:58:00.000-07:00

Thank you for praying for the women's group! For two weeks in a row we had 4 women! This past week it was just two, but they were able to discuss the choir situation in the church and have taken it upon themselves to become the choir leaders! This church is still so new, and we are still praying for the right leadership to come forward to help lead the church and a choir leader is definitely needed!

Help us pray for the church, that the people would recognize their gifts and use them to glorify the Lord. James taught this morning on that very subject, using the spiritual gifts God gives us to glorify and build up the church. We use our gifts for Christ's glory and honor, and we do it because of what He has done for us on the cross!

Hutch and Lulie: Funny story about Hutch. We just caught him eating the soap in the bathtub, our soap bar! He didn't even think anything about it until we caught him! Gross. He loves the puppies we have, yes our dog has had her 4th litter of puppies. He wants to be one as you can tell from the picture.

Lulie is the best baby, she really makes it easy to have two. She sleeps good, eats good, and watches Hutch. She is standing so good when we hold her. She's started looking at her hand, and is even trying to grab things. She's a champ at grabbing my hair, and even pulling it out sometimes! Ouch!

Our town generator is dead again, they're bringing up another one again. We are thankful they keep sending up generators! Hopefully sometime this week we'll get power from Zesco!!!!! Other than that we are great!

Mporokoso Baptist Church

2009-06-30T09:56:00.000-07:00

This is Mporokoso Baptist Church where I have been teaching for the last 4 days. The church started in 2002 and we were teaching them evangelism, church planting, & discipleship.

These people are Baptist from the D.R.C. (Congo) who have been living in a refugee camp in Zambia for the last 10 years! We were able to get them a temporary pass to come and study with us in Mporokoso. Their story is captivating and they will soon be taken back to the town they fled from 10 years ago. Please pray for these people as they struggle to live out their faith in Jesus through such difficult circumstances.

Work Work Work!

2009-06-20T00:58:00.000-07:00

This past week I started a women's group that is meeting on Wednesdays. So many women have committed to coming, but when Wednesday comes, there is no one there! We are meeting at the home of Bana Marjory (mother of marjory). So far it's just been me and her. We are going through selected women from the Bible. It's been great studying and praying with her, but we are praying for the other women in Kaputa. They just don't seem to want to learn with us! It is my prayer that they would be led by the Holy Spirit to come and hear the Good News! Pray with me for this!

Hutch had a great play group yesterday, three kids came to play with him. He's learning to share and not be the boss! Even with the communication barrier, he still communicates that he's the boss! Oops, he's learning, but it's very slow. He's also offically sleeping in a big boy bed and completely potty trained! Yay! Except for the accidents, he's doing really really well. We're all learning!

Lulie is growing so fast, she is rolling over, standing up, and talking her head off. She watches Hutch, watches Mickey Mouse, and watches Mommy in the kitchen. It is so fun having her in the mix. Seeing Hutch want to hold her, kiss her, then give her back to me! It's hilarious!

We are still in the heat, I think the cool season is going to just skip us this year, but we look forward to winter in the US!

Kaputa Ministry

2009-06-10T08:26:00.000-07:00

THESE ARE SOME MEMBERS OF TWO OF THE BAPTIST CHURCHES IN KAPUTA. THEY ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP EACH CHURCH PUT UP A BUILDING. THESE BUILDINGS WILL BE COMPLETELY AT THE EXPENSE OF THE NATIONALS.

SYNCRETISM IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN KAPUTA. THE BLENDING OF TRADITIONAL BELIEFS WITH CHRISTIANITY. THIS IS A SIGN FOR A WITCHDOCTOR. SOME OF THE THINGS HE IS ADVERTISING IS INVISIBILITY AND THE POWER TO DRAW PEOPLE TO YOU. HOWEVER, IF YOU ALSO NOTICE HE HAS TWO CROSSES AT THE TOP OF HIS SIGN. I WONDER WHERE HE GETS THAT FROM?

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HUTCH WARMS UP THE CROWD BEFORE DADDY TEACHES THE LESSON. HE IS THE DRAW. IF HUTCH COMES YOU CAN EXPECT BIG NUMBERS.

Wii are in Kaputa

2009-06-01T04:00:00.000-07:00

Hutch and Mary Margaret are enjoying a game on Wii. Hutch has his own pad made from a Strong Bible Concordance.

This is a sign on the road to our house. This "Bedroom Doctor" claims to have the cure for HIV/AIDS.

Hutch and Lulie Frances

2009-05-18T23:30:00.000-07:00

Since we're in Lusaka, I don't have any stories so I thought I'd put up some pictures of the children instead.

In The City

2009-05-14T08:15:00.000-07:00

We are in Lusaka. James is taking seminary classes all day and I am staying home with Hutch and Lulie! It has been fun eating out, going to the grocery store whenever I need to, and especially potty training Hutch! He is doing so good and is such a big boy! We're starting slowly, still in diapers at night, but he's done better every day since we started!

James is almost finished with week one of his classes and by the end of next week, he will offically be GRADUATED from seminary!! We are so proud of him and all his hard work! We know it was not easy to write papers and read when there is so much work going on in Kaputa. This is such a milestone for him and we love him so much and are so happy for him. It was at Southwestern that we felt the precise call to come to Zambia! Now he is finishing school and can concentrate solely on the ministry around us!

We are praising God for his unending love for us and that He is allowing us to be apart of what He is doing among the Tabwa. Thank you Lord of Heaven and Earth for this wonderful task you have set before us, bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ to the people of this world!

Hutch loves the stairs

2009-05-06T10:41:00.000-07:00

Lulie turned 2 months old today!

This is a picture of Mary Margaret at 2 months

As They Grow!

2009-04-30T07:06:00.000-07:00

These are two fun kids!

Another Week.

2009-04-30T06:45:00.001-07:00

This past week was goood. James' studies continue to go well. Continue to pray for the people of Kabwe, Chenchelebwe, and Kaputa Boma. Every week the groups are growing so we continue to praise the Lord! I am also praying about someone to help me with a women's Bible study at the church. I think I have found someone, so pray for the women of Kaputa. Pray that they would become committed to the ministry here!

Hutch and Lulie are doing great. Lulie is sleeping and eating good. Hutch is growing and talking more and more. He is really trying to say things and repeats what we say as best as he can. He's so cute. Having two this close together is so fun and we are thankful for good health!

This shirt is made from the material of the Baptist Fellowship in Zambia. This headman had it made to promote the Baptist Church in Kaputa! Praise the Lord!

New Outreach

2009-04-20T07:15:00.000-07:00

We have started an Outreach group in a new village after the headman of that village joined the church that meets in our town. He is very excited about us coming to his village and the first time we went we were met with this sign.

In case you cannot read it, it says: The Baptist Church is very Important to the Christian Mambers in Christ, think you, Jems and Jastin
(I am Jems and Jastin is Justin) How cool is that!

Special Thanks to the Volunteer Team that came to help us with our AMTM. They gave Lulie and MM a baby shower with lots of goodies from the USA.

I Wish...

2009-04-13T08:05:00.001-07:00

...We could have brought the slide home!

And I could not resist putting this picture up! Love the shirt? Me too, thanks Heather!

Happy Easter!

2009-04-11T23:07:00.000-07:00

We have had a wonderful, packed few weeks. After leaving South Africa, we arrived in Lusaka. Our room was far from the internet so we could not update the blog. We then went down to Lake Kariba for a week of fellowship and encouragement! It was great, but more about that later. Hutch was re-united with all his cousins and was happy to be following them around once again!

We had a long trip home, but had an awesome greeting when we got here! We saw so many friends on the main road through town! It is so nice to see smiling faces as we arrived. We passed the church building on Saturday afternoon, when we arrived, only to find some of the members meeting for Saturday evangelism! On Sunday, we found out that the church had two people join while we were gone and they even had their own baptismal service!!! We also found out that one of the new members is from a village where James was hoping to start another church, the church members have already started a Bible study there and are just wanting James to come to assist! What a great Easter surprise! God is moving, and He is really in control of this ministry not us!

Needless to say we are really excited about all that is going on in Kaputa!

Hutch and the Lions

2009-03-25T23:28:00.000-07:00

We went to a Lion Park here in Joburg where Hutch got to pet baby cubs about 3 months old. Lulie slept through the whole event. Hutch is sporting an outfit from his great-grandmother Irene purchased at Bailey Boys.

More Lulie and Durban

2009-03-22T01:46:00.000-07:00

We just returned from a wonderful holiday in Durban. The weather was less than perfect, but there was an indoor pool and a great buffet at the hotel so we were satisfied. Hutch had so much fun playing in the sand. He would throw the sand and he loved letting the waves hit his legs. Watching him was so much fun. He's a beach bum already just like his parents. Our only regret is that we didn't take one single picture of Lulie at the beach! We wanted to see Hutch's reaction so bad that we didn't even take pictures of Lulie! Such is the life of the second child, huh? Please forgive us Lulie, we love you so much!

Her first photo shoot. These were for her passport picture! Our children already have passports, that still amazes me.

My Cup Overflows...

2009-03-11T10:08:00.000-07:00

How could we be so blessed with these two!?!

Lulie Frances leaves the Hospital

2009-03-11T07:28:00.001-07:00

Lulie at the Guest House sleeping in her Moses basket.

This is a cute picture of Hutch and Lulie in the hospital. Hutch came to visit during his normal nap time and decided to take advantage of the empty bed. It was taken on my phone, so the quality is not as great as the others

It may look like we got our hands full, but we are loving every minute of it.

Just a few more pics.....

2009-03-07T23:54:00.000-08:00

Big brother meeting little sister

Daddy cutting the cord.

Big brother gives a first kiss

Happy puts on the first diaper.

Beautiful Day

2009-03-07T02:48:00.000-08:00

Lulie Frances Adair 03/06/09 7lbs 4 oz. 20in.

The Long Story
Well it all started around 2:00 am on Friday. MM began the inducing agent and within an hour she was having contractions and close. The nurse on duty thought that labor was induced and because of the frequency she removed the inducing agent. about two hours later the contractions had all but stopped and the nurse wanted to wait and talk to the doctor before anything else. When the doctor arrived around 8:30am he was upset that the agent had been removed. A new one was put in and once again contractions started. Now, MM did receive some anesthesia, but no epidural. She labored and labored and labored until about 3pm. It was then that the doctor decided because of slow dilation to but her on a stronger inducing agent. He also warned her that it would make the contractions harder. Upon this warning MM decided to try an epidural. Now some of you may remember that with Hutch the epidural did not go well, so MM had her doubts with this one. However, we were blessed to have a wonderful anesthesiologist this time that was MONEY! The pain soon went away and the contractions came pretty hard, but still very slow dilation. After another three hours the doctor came in with some hard news.
The doctor said that the head was twisted a little and will make it very difficult to pass through the cervix. He estimated another 6 hours of labor and then he would have to use suction to fix the head. In his recommendation it was time for a C-section. This was hard word for myself and MM to hear, but after a few minutes we decided to our doctor and were sure that God was in this somehow.
Within 20 minutes the O.R. was ready and away we went. MM was shaking with nerves, as the unexpected turn left us with little time to prepare mentally and she found herself surrounded with a masked husband, doctors, nurses and a flurry of activity. All she could feel was pressure on the inside as the surgery began. It only took about 5 minutes to hear the words "the cord is around the neck." This news was even harder to take, but thanks to great doctors we barely had time to process those words until I saw that the cord was removed and heard that sweet sound of a newborn crying. Now we had know idea of the gender of our baby, so it was an instant emotional 180 degrees to hear the doctor say "it's a girl." They placed Lulie on MM's chest and suddenly we were overcome with that God given peace that all will be fine.
We left the O.R. knowing that our God had once again proven that He is greater that all. MM is recovering well and the baby is very healthy. I haven't slept very much the last two days so is this blog doesn't make sense I apologize. Thank you all for your prayers.

No Change

2009-02-27T03:29:00.000-08:00

The baby has still not come. We are ten days from the due date and had a good doctor's visit this morning. The baby is in good position and weighs almost exactly what Hutch weighed at his birth, so we may have a bigger baby! My doctor was running late doing two emergency c-sections so we had to wait about 45 minutes for him. I'm so thankful to have such a good doctor. I know the reason all the missionaries go to him is because he is the best doctor in the area. He's awesome! Hutch loves visiting the doctor's because they have all these cool toys in the waiting room. He sure knows how to make a mess there, but the nurses love him and let him play until his heart's desire!

Hutch in Toys R Us, his favorite place on earth!

Up Early

2009-02-20T18:48:00.000-08:00

One disadvantage of being this far along is the lack of comfortability. I really enjoy sleeping, but someone won't let me do that! So here I am quietly typing away while everyone else sleeps. It's ok, I guess my mind is just preparing me for the many sleepless nights ahead. I'm getting really excited!

I've just been thinking about the churches in Kaputa. Praying that they are strong and doing well. It's hard being away this long. But God is in control and everything they've been taught is being put into practice while we're away. Please Pray for the churches and for Justin who is there. Pray for strength for Justin and for strength for the churches.

Hutch has been to the pool three times this week. He is a natural water baby! He loves the water, it is the cutest thing in the world.

Sorry if the quality isn't as good as normal, James got a new phone and we've just been using it as our camera! We'll try to remember it next time!

Still Waiting....Again

2009-02-19T22:37:00.000-08:00

I think it looks like I'm hiding a basketball under my t-shirt! Caroline B was so sweet to send us these shirts, we love them. James and I went to pick up supper a few nights ago and were both wearing our shirts. We thought it was funny.

No updates except that the baby is getting lower, and it's definitely starting to hinder my trips to the mall. I guess we've seen all there is to see anyway.

Hutch is starting to really enjoy the stroller. This is the first time he's ever been in one, and at first he didn't like being confined but now he loves it! When he gets sick of riding he likes to get out and help Happy push it. He's a character!, as Happy says!

Still Waiting, No Baby...

2009-02-15T07:38:00.000-08:00

Happy says it looks like the baby has dropped, so maybe in the next week or so we'll have something exciting to put on the blog. For now though it's Toys R Us. Hutch has had the best time playing in that store and when we leave he cries. We've created a monster! No, he'll forget about it once we get back home. Happy bought him a slide, to donate to BIMS once we leave here. We also went to the zoo, Hutch was trying to get inside with the animals, I kept a tight grip on him!

Traveling!

2009-02-10T07:56:00.000-08:00

We are in Johannesburg, South Africa waiting on the baby! We have had so much fun these past few weeks! When we arrived in Lusaka, we were surprised with Christmas! Hutch learned how to open presents and it was so cute. Then he played on the playground and went down the slide for the first time. What a big boy! Now we are having fun going to Toys R Us and the malls here!!! We'll keep updating on Hutch, but we are praying for the churches in Kaputa and for Justin as he holds down the fort for us!

Papaw's Cowboy

2009-01-28T00:55:00.000-08:00

Papaw Adair gave Hutch these boots over one year ago, and he is finally able to start using them for fun shoes. They still are not a perfect fit, but he can get around pretty good in them.