New address
We have a new address in our village. Feel free to send us your Christmas Cards! David and Heather Petro PO Box 530206 Lundazi, Zambia
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A little more on our move to Lundazi
Here is a little more about our move to Lundazi, click on the pics if you want to enlarge. Although most of the way is paved to our village, there is about 45 kilometers that is not. Here is one of the better parts of that portion of the road: Once we arrived there was plenty to get done. The kids enjoyed playing in the boxes the appliances came in: We have several fruit trees in our yard and a garden that I had told Karissa about before we moved in. All she could talk about was going to pick some fruit. Here she is proudly displaying her freshly picked orange: Of course there was plenty of work to get done including giving the yard a much needed mowing: We also needed to work on our water tower as the boards supporting the tank were beginning to rot: More pictures to come as we get settled in!
We have arrived!
We have finally arrived in Lundazi! It was a crazy trip from the police flagging us down to borrow our spare tire, to the mud that it is a miracle we didn't get stuck in. The kids did great and the dogs... well the dogs made it. Here are just a couple pics from our journey today...
Training for...
Six months shy of turning 30 I made the decision to prepare to run a marathon. I was getting older, but I was determined to be in the best shape of my life. I researched various training programs and schedules until I found one I felt was compatible with my goals. I searched the internet for running trails and settled for running along the Trinity River in Fort Worth for my long runs and laps around the Seminary for my short runs. I scoured the internet looking for reviews on running shoes. I looked up shorter races in my area that I would be able to use to gauge my progress. Slowly but surely, I began to train my body to run a marathon. Several months in I was running 17 or 18 miles on my long runs and my body was both reaping the benefits and paying the price. I was 6 foot even and under 165 pounds but my knees were begging me to stop the madness. Earlier this year I read 1 Timothy 4:7-8: Have nothing to do with irreverent, ...
Following the Star 5k and Fun Run
http://followingthestar.racesonline.com/ The church I grew up at is sponsoring a 5k and fun run on Christmas Eve day (9 AM) to benefit international missionaries. If you are interested you can click t he link below to get more information or sign up! Thanks! FOLLOW THE STAR 5K AND FUN RUN