It's a "NEW DAY" for the Cooks: What's going on lately?

Today marks the 3rd week apart for us. With Ricky in Zambia and Niki in the USA, writing a blog can be a challenge. So here's an update from Ricky:

Even though we are 8,000+ miles away, we can still play cards with the Haneys! And Ricky even WON!

Bible Study in Kabonga

For the last two weeks I have had the opportunity to lead Bible study in a small village called Kabonga. This is such a neat group of people because they are so eager to learn. It is made up mainly of older people, the oldest being ninety three (93) years old. We have been looking at the story of Joesph in Genesis. It is so neat to watch their faces as they hang on your every word. They can’t wait to hear what is going to happen next. It is like their 'Soap Opera'. They are so excited to see what the story will be the next week. They have no electricity so this is their entertainment or TV. They do have a Bible in the village, but their eyes are in bad condition so they have not been reading. So we tried to help that situation this week. We took a bag of reading glasses that a team had brought and left. These guys had the best time trying on the different styles of glasses. Even the old men were trying on stylish ladies glasses and posing for pictures. It was so funny watching them have a good time. They were so appreciative of the gift of sight.

Chicken Day

The Chickens have reached their last day of life. It is one of the ways that Debbie, our agriculturalist, saves us money. She and Noah raise the chickens and then we don’t have to buy from the store. These Ladies and Guys really know how to de-feather and clean chickens.

School Play and Yard Sale

On Saturday, October 5^th the children presented their play they have been practicing on the story of David Livingstone. They did a great job and even taught me a few things. The children are learning how to support missionaries, and also learning what a missionaries life is like. Wes and Laurie choose a missionary for the children to learn about and support. The missionaries are Mark and Stacey Conard from Kenya. It is strange because this is our son, Coby’s, guardians in Kenya. Wes and Laurie didn’t know this when they chose the Conards. Anyway we had a yard sale to help support the Conards. The staff and kids had made a lot of items and we had some things to sell from around the orphanage. We ended up raising $400 to send to the Conards. God is good!