Letter Day! Vestine

Anyone want to help me figure out this translation? (click the photo to enlarge)

This is the first page of Vestine's letter. It's not easy to follow. The first letter I recieved from her was great, this one wasn't translated well I don't think.

Beloved parent, I greet you in the name of Jesus. I write to you in order to ask your views, at home we are doing well. With my family we don’t have a ??????. Courses are going well, and I pray God? good?? I use to small works at home, and I review courses.


I appreciated a letter you have sent to me, it was interesting, I am in a choir, and at home it rains. Does it rain in your country?

Give my regards



And the best part, A PHOTO!!!! She says that this is a photo taken when the family (?) was baptised. AWESOME!!!

Letter Day- Tamasmen-Love

Dan and Julie,
Tamasmen says she is happy to write and greet you in love. She says how are you and your family? Your health and your activity? Shes says everybody is fine and all her activities are going well thanks to God. She says she prayed for you on the Easter time, she played a lot with her friends. She says the weather is awful so pray for her and her family please. She says what kind of meat do you eat on Easter time? She says on May 18th she celebrated Flag Day, it was great. She says she sends big blessing and love to you. She loves you! (She drew a picture of a boat.)

A little about us

This blog is mainly just a way for me to keep track of my Compassion kids, but since I do have a few followers I thought I should start giving you a little view of my life too!

This is what "we" do every Wed night. My husband races (#145) and I take photos while my kids sit next to me cheering daddy on and fighting with eachother between laps.

This is our typical Tuesday night. BMX racing. My youngest is in red.
Hunter raced the State Games of Michigan this year & took home a Silver medal!






This is my oldest. He doesn't race but will do practice laps at BMX. He actually prefers Mountain biking but I don't have a photo that I can easily find of him on his MTB.

Another giveaway! This one is to help you write your Compassion kids!

http://compassionfamily.blogspot.com/2011/06/correspondence-kit-giveaway.html

You can win paper & stickers. It will be customized to make it super easy to write you letter & send it out. What a great idea! (Hurry! Winner will be picked tomorrow!)

Follow this link for a really cool give-away!

http://shebecomes.blogspot.com/2011/06/tanzania-women.html 
One lucky winner will recieve a beautifully hand-dyed purse, red coconut bead necklace, and handpainted Africa card. (I can only hope it's me! But good luck to you!)

One Less Adoption Video

I love the lyrics of this song!

(Turn the music off at the bottom of this page.)

Letter Day- Efrata and Nanese

I'm so far behind on this blog! I recieved 2 letters this week. Here's one from Efrata. By the way, I still haven't figured out the correct spelling for her name. It was again spelled Efrata, rather than Ephrata, by the translator.

(letter as translated)
Dan & Julie,

How are you doing? Efrata says I and my mother are fine. School fees, "teff" (crop,) oil, school uniform, cloth, shoes, socks, underwear, pencil, exercise book, pen, eraser, sharpener, bag, and medical services are given to me. With your christmas gift of 239.25 birr and birthday gift and my parents gift bedsheet, bed, cloth, water container, grains, and clothes were bought. Also for my birthday celebration.

I am happy for your letter. The school is one hour from my residence. (I asked how far she had to travel to go to school. I assume she walks.) I like to draw drawings. I attend grade 4.

I learnt from the Bible about Adam, Eve, Abel, Cain, and obedience.

What do you know about Ethiopia? What about weather in your area?

Please pray for my education to be a smart student and to be God's child.

Bye!

Efrata

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I was surprised to get a letter from Nanese because she aged out of the program back in September. The letter appears to have the date of 14/10/10 (10/14/10). This date makes works in regards to her leaving the program but I don't know why it took 9 months to make it to my mailbox.

Dear Dan & Julie

I am glad to write this letter but sad to tell you that I must leave the program as I reach the top age that the program required. How are you and your family? Here I am going well thanks to God. We will not be able to write letters anymore. Thank you for your help and support to me and my family that made me progress in different things. I learnt to love God and keep a better relationship with others. I learnt macrame, so now I can make belt, sandals. I thank you for being so patient with me. Please pray for me and my school that God be our protection. I will be praying for you and your family. I love you!

Nanese