Little Samuel

Samuel Josiah Brooks
Sept. 20th, 2007

8:13 pm
7lbs. 7oz.

20 1/2 inches

Shelli's Baby Shower

You were missed, Rach... Love you!

The party givers!

These two outfits are from you, Rachel! I love them!!! Thank you so much!

Grandma Brown gave me this frame and put a picture of Joe's face in it. He was THRILLED, to say the least. LOL :)

A few of the guests....

You can't have too many diapers!

Mom's Birthday

Here are just a few pictures from Mom's birthday party....

Fun With Sparklers!

Here are some goofy pictures we took recently.... Hope you enjoy! WE LOVE YOU!!!

(Scott and Stephanie did some camera tricks, while I, Shelli, drew stuff with sparklers)

HAPPY EASTER!

Easter at the Steve Weigand Family was celebrated with a noon (well, 1:00) dinner by Steve (Doug), Debbie, MM, Harold, Doris, Jim, Danny, Caleb, Levi, Jacob, Amorie, Michael, Jonathan, John, Meghan, Grant and Aidan. Becky, Kayla, Lanae and Jesiah joined us later for an Easter Hunt, which was the highlight for the kids.

READY? SET. GO!

Now, Let's see what's inside!

Grandpa says "HI!" to Rachel. We missed you here.

Out of Africa

What a wonderful time we had with Rachel and Melissa in Africa. Words cannot express the experience we had and joy of serving the Lord in Niger. Here are some pictures-they say that a picture speaks a thousand words.

Our translators/team leaders/hosts

Melissa is the sister Rachel never had. What a blessing to see how they work together in their strengths and weaknesses.

Walking the sandy streets of the village of Toda, we were accompanied by curious little ones who would call after "Rakia" (Rachel) or Weyti (Melissa) just to see them wave or answer in response.

And a trip to the "Ladies Room" could be an adventure!

Is it any wonder why it is so easy to become attached to the West African people?

One of our main purposes in WA was to story the Bible to the children as well as to the adults. They were always eager to hear the stories.

We also prayerwalked the streets of Rachel and Melissa's hometown.

Learning and becoming a part of their culture and building relationships, although was a part of the ministry, was the best part of our visit.

The Mission Africa Team was honored to be a part of our Savior's work in West Africa. It is an adventure that we never forget!