10 Benefits of Going to the Gym

So, here are 10 benefits of going to the gym that I have either read about, was told by a professional trainer or have personally experienced. There are many more reasons than these but this is a start.

1. Builds and Maintains Healthy Muscles, Bones and Joints
2. Reduces the Risks of Diseases
3. Helps digestion
4. Increases Energy and Endurance
5. Builds Confidence
6. Improves Mental Acuity
7. Reduces Stress, Depression, and Anxiety
8. Boosts Your Immune System
9. Helps You to Sleep Better
10. Helps Encourage You to be Physically and Spiritually Strong (this one mainly applies to our Faith Builders Gym as we have devotions with the members every week but you can have a partner or group you workout with and do the same! :))

Here are some fun pictures we took during the ladies morning gym session a few weeks ago...

1 Corinthians 10:31 "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it for the glory of God."

From my phone...

 Hey All! It's been a little while since our last blog post, and I thought to share a few pictures that have been "living" on my phone for a while, various things that we've been able to do and be a part of recently.

 Towards the end of June, we were invited up to Batibo, in the North West region of Cameroon to take part in a preaching/teaching seminar there. The theme was 1 and 2nd Timothy, and I had the privilege of teaching from I Timothy 4. It was an encouraging time, and I can say I learned as much as I taught, as the other speakers did a great job as well.

 At Batibo, the men and women's sessions were divided. Brittney was asked to teach about the Inner Beauty of a Woman of God. She did a great job (from the little I heard- I just popped in for pictures). It was also good to see some of our American missionary friends and spend some time with them.

George continues to be a big help and continues to improve
his teaching and preaching ability. We have also been having
personal studies together on Saturday mornings, and this
has been an encouraging time for us both.

 Ouch! Some weeks ago, Abel and I met for our weekly Bible study, but I could tell that Abel was just not feeling well. He had a toothache for a while but wasn't able to afford treatment, and so it had gotten so bad that he couldn't sleep at night. I took him down to the dentist to get it checked out. 3 of his teeth were cracked and in need of root canals. Well, with no insurance and no family to speak of, Abel had no way to take care of it, and so we helped him cover the costs. Thank God, he has had all three teeth repaired and filled and is now pain-free!

Mile 16 Church of Christ has been one of our favorite congregations to visit for some time. They have been growing over the past two years, and so decided to put up an extension on their wooden building. We offered to help out a little bit, as they were doing the majority of the work. We were able to get some roofing sheets to help them out. They have almost completed the work. 

Thanks so much! It is always fun to get packages in the mail, especially for our kids. Some of our dear family and friends (in other words, you guys!) sent them some fun art projects and also a bunch of books. Once again, thank you! It is very encouraging to know people are thinking about us! God bless you all! 

Warning: Rated G for Gross!

Warning! Rated G for Gross!

A mango worm is being dug out of my skin by Dr. Trixy. Can you see the head popping out? These are very common during the mango season. When you hang your clothes out to dry these little worms drop on them from the trees. Then when you put your clothes on they burrow into your skin and as they grow it becomes painful. At first you think it's just a pimple then I thought it was a boil then as Dr. Trixy speared the worm and hooked it out I realized it was a squiggly iggly worm living under my skin! I think I'll be putting my clothes in the dryer for the rest of the mango season.

We took this picture in the village of Bolifamba. Almost every time my husband goes to this village to preach we see a dog roasted whole nearby. We can smell the hair burning from inside the Church building. Shewweee!

We find these millipedes in the house almost everyday! The kids have fun playing with them but I ask them to kill the colorful ones as they may be poisonous. 

This bug is called Ngok in the village we live nearest to. We found a lot of them on our porch after a big rainstorm. Ngok are salted and fried as a nice treat for the people here. If John the Baptist can eat locust and wild honey I think I could try some fried Ngok! 

Yuck! Look at those legs! I have lived in 6 different homes in Africa and all of them have had these big roaches pop up from time to time. Now these I would NOT fry and try! There are several other critters we find in/near the house such as mosquitoes, ants, spiders, poisonous moths, geckos, snakes and such but they are too small or too fast to get a good picture of. We get pretty used to these sorts of things, so much so that we often don't even notice them... it's just a part of living over here and doing the work we do.