Thank You!

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South Africa has eleven official languages, and we figured the best way to show how thankful we are for the gifts we have been given was to express our thanks in each language!

Dankie * Ro Livhuwa * Ngiyathokoza * Ke a leboha * Siyabonga * Inkomu * Ngiyabonga * Enkosi * Ndo livhuwa * Ke a leboga * Thank you

We received the offering from Darin’s home church in Edgerton this week and this gift has been such a blessing to us. With these gifts, we have been able to get caught up on two months of back rent and utility bills and we will also be able to pay the registration fees for the 2013 school year. It feels so good to get these things taken care of and also know that we are set for a few more months of worry free living!

We cannot thank each individual and family who gave as we don’t know who you are. We know that many checks were sent to Edgerton from Michigan and also from friends and family all over the US. We have also heard from a few people who want to sponsor our family on a monthly basis and are thankful for these gifts as well.

Thank you all for your generosity. We look forward to seeing how God will use our family in this next part of our journey and we will trust that where He wills us to be, He will make a way for us to be there!

Afrikaans - Dankie
Ndebele - Ngiyathokoza
Sesotho - Ke a leboha
Northern Sotho - Ke a leboga
Setswana - Ke a leboga
Siswati - Siyabonga
Tsonga - Inkomu
Venda - Ndo livhuwa / Ro livhuwa
Xhosa - Enkosi
Zulu - Ngiyabonga

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