We had a very full and exciting day yesterday! In the afternoon we had our interview at ANCC. We got over there and fed Simon before 3, when we were expected, and then spent an interesting hour with Mike Wall, the Executive Director. He was approachable, a good listener, and one of those people who manages to seem down-to-earth and spiritual at the same time. After some small-talk, he prayed, and then said that although we had written it all in our application, he’d like to hear us talk about our Christian experience and what made us think God was calling us into mission. I began, and told my story up until Marc and I got together, then Marc gave his story and continued into our story. At the end, Mike basically said, “Well, I can see clearly how God is leading you, and it’s wonderful to see the way He’s guided you up to this point … but why bother with Bible college?” At first I thought he was seriously saying that he thought we should go straight out to Africa (!) but he explained that he felt that we needed to know what our objectives were for the year of study so that we didn’t “lose momentum”. We talked then about our reasons for being there, and some practical questions, and the interview concluded with him saying that ANCC would be happy to welcome us in September!
Simon was brilliant during the interview. He sat on whichever of us wasn’t talking, and had a good look around, then spent a long time chewing on my hand. By the end he was getting a bit restless, but that’s only to be expected after an hour of being so well-behaved!
Yesterday evening we went to visit Ruth and Andrew – and Rob! – at the hospital. They are all very well, though Ruth obviously has to be careful what she does because of her C-section scar. Andrew is very sweet. In less than four months I had already forgotten what a newborn is like, and despite him weighing about 700g more than Simon did at birth, I was amazed at how light he felt! It made being an aunt feel a bit more real, though it’s funny to think that I’m the aunt of a tiny little being like that!
I am so thankful to God that He made it possible to be here for the birth of Andrew. It’s so lovely to have family time with new and older family members!
Simon was brilliant during the interview. He sat on whichever of us wasn’t talking, and had a good look around, then spent a long time chewing on my hand. By the end he was getting a bit restless, but that’s only to be expected after an hour of being so well-behaved!
Yesterday evening we went to visit Ruth and Andrew – and Rob! – at the hospital. They are all very well, though Ruth obviously has to be careful what she does because of her C-section scar. Andrew is very sweet. In less than four months I had already forgotten what a newborn is like, and despite him weighing about 700g more than Simon did at birth, I was amazed at how light he felt! It made being an aunt feel a bit more real, though it’s funny to think that I’m the aunt of a tiny little being like that!
I am so thankful to God that He made it possible to be here for the birth of Andrew. It’s so lovely to have family time with new and older family members!
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