Good Afternoon,

It is 3:00pm on Wednesday. We have been very busy in the Dental Clinic this week. We have seen approxomately 70 patients with various treatments on each. This has been a great way to learn peoples names. The clinic has been open from 8:00am till 9:00pm with breaks for meals and various devotionals. The children really grow on you very fast. They are so sweet and good natured. Ellen and Davis have worked in the clinic, Ellen as the secretary and Davis as the entertainer and encourager and flossing instructor. They are both learning names so fast, and yet I struggle to remember who just shook my hand. I stood on the veranda at the clinic this morning with a view of the ocean, the hum of the generator in the background and music from one of our cd's playing. I thanked God for my blessings, for a chance to serve in his kingdom one child at a time in this clinic. Tommy during our devotional last night talked about Satans approach to picking off God's children one at a time. I realized that we have got to be more diligent, more aggressive and more motivated than ever to let people know what has been done for them. To let them know that God loves them and that he has saved us if we will just listen and obey. In our quest to Glorify God I pray that we will kick it up a few notches and turn up the heat to drive Satan out of the way.

We now have a fully functioning house (sort of no hot water). We have a stove and a refrigerator which is fantastic. We had our first official breakfast this am with scrambled eggs and biscuits and fruit. It was great to eat together as a family in our house. Bobbie Lynn is great, she will be picking up the reading program now that the house is mostly in order, working with the children who are needing help. Camille is charming everyone with her magic. We are healthy and are having no problems with the weather or anything else so we praise God for his faithfulness and we continue on.

We love you all and will write more later.

The Riders