The way phone calling works here is that you use the country code 254 and
‘+’ before that, then the number. The actual number is 718xxxxxx. But
sometimes you will see it written as 0718xxxxxx because that is how you dial
the number locally. So if you see the zero on a number, drop it and add
+254. Hope that makes sense. Sudan is +249. The number in Kenya always
starts with a ‘7′ and in Sudan they always start with ‘9′. This is only true
for mobile numbers. Land lines get more complicated. They are usually a
number starting with ‘2′ in Kenya. They are a shorter number and instead of
adding a ‘0′ in front, you add ‘020′. I’m not sure how you dial it
internationally, but I assume that instead of 020 you do +254.

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The whole fam had the chance to take a real vacation in Thailand a few weeks
ago and visit with some very good friends we had not seen for quite a long
time. They got to meet Avery for the first time and we spent some good
quality time together.

Next week Taylor heads into Sudan to do some work for our sending church,
Fellowship Bible Church in Dallas. Following that short trip into the bush,
he will spend a few extra days in Malakal, our old home in Sudan, spending
time with our fellow SIM teammates there.

We officially became a part of the SIM Kenya team on Monday as Taylor takes
on his new role as the Regional Communications Coordinator. We are still
formulating how this new role will look and we look forward to it’s full
implementation.

Avery is growing up fast. She is starting to build her own phrases and
occasionally really catches us off guard. She likes to think everything is
hers. We wished she slept better at night, but other than that, all is well.

We have had some small bits of support drop off recently, but God has held
our finances fairly steady and taken care of us. We hope to move out of our
flat in July and onto SIM’s compound. This will help save us some funding,
move us closer into the SIM community, and provide a green space and other
kids for Avery to play with.

We thank you all for your prayers and support in our journey to seek God’s
will & to worship Him in all that we do.

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