Dear family & friends,

We have just said goodbye to my sister Martine and her friend Judith who came to visit us in Hawaii these past 2 ½ weeks. What a precious time it was to catch up with family and also for Hope to practice her Dutch. The girls taught her many new Dutch songs and spent hours reading books and playing games with her, so we miss them a lot now that they are gone.
During this time Jackson also came back from his trip to Mexico for the UofN workshop. Thank you so much for your prayers as he did not have any trouble crossing the border and getting back in. He had a very wonderful time in Mexico where he represented the Word by Heart ministry. As mentioned before Word by Heart is aimed at memorizing the scriptures word for word and then giving a live presentation of entire Bible books. Jackson has thus far memorized the Gospel of Mark, the book of Jonah and the book of Ruth and he is now continuing with Esther. Ultimately his vision is to memorize the entire bible and use this to train the former militants in Nigeria with the Word of God.
On his way to Mexico Jackson was in transit through LA where he applied for his Dutch multiple entry visa. However when he did his application they said that it was not likely he would get a multiple entry, but rather that he would get a 1 week visa and then have to re-apply for a new visa in Cameroon. In Cameroon this process takes an entire week and this would mean that with our original travel plans we would have to be separated as a family for between 4-5 weeks. So while in LA he decided not to go for the 1 week visa, but to withdraw his application. After prayerful consideration we felt that our value should be to travel as a family, except there is good reason not to. So with these new plans we have revised our travel schedule. We will now all be travelling to Cameroon mid October to visit our family and friends there and then receive the medical & water outreach team, then wait for the visa together. Then we will all travel to Nigeria for the Word by Heart training. After this we will arrive the Netherlands around November 25th for a 5 week visit with family and friends. We are actually very happy that we can stay together as a family and also that we can get our children familiar with the African nations we will be spending a great deal of time in, in the future.

The water & health care outreach is in full preparation. There are 3 that have already booked their tickets among which is our Pediatrician. We are going to be joining hands with medical professionals in Cameroon to run clinics, screenings and trainings in the villages. We will also be continuing the clean water project we started last year.
There are several ways you can get involved in this outreach October 30-November 11:
– Pray- for the team, our family, the people we will reach out to, the finances, equipment and supplies needed.
– Join- it is not to late to join the outreach, send us an e-mail thuisfrontja@gmail.com if you are interested!
– Give- support the outreach financially with specific donations for medicine, blood tests or for our family support.

As we are also preparing to travel to the Netherlands late November we would love to borrow things for our children. If you are able to lend us some of the following items for the 5 week period we will be there, also send an e-mail to thuisfrontja@gmail.com:
– Winter clothing for our girls (REJoyce size 74/80, Hope Shekinah size 104)
– Winter clothing for Anneke (size M), for Jackson (size M)
– Toys for the girls to play with (dolls, blocks, books etc)
– Play mat/box/walker/bouncy seat for REJoyce
– High chair for both girls (to eat at the table)
– Toddler table and chair for Hope to sit and play at
– Double stroller
– Toddler car seat
– Baby bath
– Etc.
All items will be returned after we leave so it is good to mark them with your name!
Last of all we are really having a challenge in our finances and would appreciate your donations towards our plane tickets, visa and monthly expenditures. Visit the “Donate Now” page to learn how to give with tax deduction.
For our time in the Netherlands we could also use gifts in kind such as: Coupons for family activities such as going to the zoo, the swimming pool etc. Food for us and the children.
Thank you so much for your friendship, your prayers and support. We look forward to be able to meeting some of you in person when we travel!

Blessings, The Ndecheck Family.