Geyman News - Dinah and Babies

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Our Newsletter in a video format:



Baby Gender Announcement! 


You will probably already have guessed the gender of the twins from the picture. Jacob believes that the addition of two girls to the family will help calm and civilize our boys, but Carmen remains skeptical. If they are anything like Carmen was growing up, she will be right.  


Four Under Four Survival Plan
Due to our current plan of leaving Idaho for a visit to Pennsylvania and traveling on to Tanzania within a month after the twins due date, we asked a friend of ours to accompany us to Tanzania. She agreed to come and be a full-time live-in nanny. Having someone familiar to the boys to tra h vel with and then spend the first few months with us will help ease the major transitions for the boys. It gives us much peace of mind knowing the children will be well cared for while we go through initial culture and language learning. 

Meet the New Member of our Team
Dinah sacrificed her plans of attending Bible school this spring semester in order to come with us. She is a longtime family friend who is an adventuresome, resilient, self-sacrificing young Christian woman with a desire to serve God. We are so grateful for her willingness to serve with us. She will be a tremendous blessing to us, and we want to bless her by helping her raise the $3000 needed to cover her expenses.

So Grateful

A year ago we stepped out in faith and left Idaho for Michigan. We had no idea what was next for us. Since then we have moved to three different states and had many surprises along the way. From being accepted with JAARS, being assigned to Tanzania, working through JAARS flight standardization, and getting the biggest surprise of our lives, the twins, God has given us His blessing in each step. This gives us confidence for the future. We know that Jesus’ promise holds true:
 “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you” Matthew 6:33.

       

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