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Living in the Present

                               
                               Hello from the small town of Pottstown, Pa!

     It's so good to be back! What with the birth of our little girl and daily life, posting had been put on a back burner.


Back in December of 2014, Adam spoke to the elders here at Coventry Hills and asked if we could stay for a few years. I prayed, asking God to show us (through the elder's answer) what we should do pertaining to Tanzania and how we should go about getting back. They asked us to stay. We have not set a date for when we wish to be back in Tanzania. The reason for that is because living for the future takes the joy out of living for the present. Always thinking " I can't do that because of Africa" made putting pictures on the wall or hanging curtains seem like a waste of time and money. We can make a home here for the time that we are here. And when we decide to move forward, we will. That doesn't mean we aren't trying to do what we can while here in America. We have received the translated version of Adam Cozort's "The Christian Graces- God's blueprint for the development of complete Christians" ( a total of 65 pages) and plan to print and bind between 10-20 copies. This allows us to send several copies to the Andrew Connally School of Preaching for the Swahili students and keep the rest for Parker Memorial. Money wise, we just don't have the resources to print 30+. Sure wish we did! We still continue to press forward in accomplishing what we can for the library. We ever work to see that the Tanzanians receive great material in their own language. Thank YOU for being both patient and supportive as we figure out how to move forward.  




     Jubilee is now 5 months old (where has the time gone?!) and is a constant source of joy. She has several nicknames, the main one being "Bitty". Born weighing just 6.9 pounds, she remains in the 30th percentile.

     On August 22, Coventry Hills is planning a big clothing give-away focusing on families that have "Back to School" needs. Adam has already put a lot of thought into how it is to be organized and orchestrated. Staff t-shirts, packets of information, and I'm hoping to work with the ladies on having refreshments available. We are both very excited and hopeful that this opens Coventry up to the community in a way it hasn't in a long time.

Till Next Time,

The Rymons

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