Hello all! We have been in America for a few months now, and want to update you on what has gone on, what's going on, and what will soon be going on.

Most exciting, baby Liam is here! He was born on January 10th in Longview, Texas. He is perfect and we're so in love with him.

We will be sending out new prayer cards of sorts (magnets in fact), since our family has grown! If you are one of our partners, we're sending you one like it or not. If you're not one of our partners or you think we don't have your current mailing address and you'd like a "prayer magnet," send us a reply to this email and we'll get you one when they come in! ❤️

We shared in a newsletter before we left Angola that we would be doing some fundraising in our time in the US, both for a solar setup and for our monthly budget. We are very excited to share that we almost have the full amount we need for a solar set up for our home in Angola! This will give us power when the generator on the farm isn't running which will keep our fridge and freezer cold, allow us to have internet at our house, and over all give us a more consistent power source, especially at night.

We are so thankful that the Lord has provided us with some new supporters in our time here! We are still looking to increase our monthly support, so if you know anyone who would be interested in hearing about what we do, please let us know! Our goal is to be fully funded by the time we have Liam's passport and visa in hand, most likely in mid-April.

If you've ever had to listen to us talk about our lives, you know we talk a ton about our team. Overland is in a season of significant growth, both in the number of missionaries on the field, the countries we are present in, and in the impact our team is making all around the world! It's really exciting. We're so thankful to be a part of this team, and we hope you know that YOU are a part of this team as well.

We're currently in Pennsylvania! We will be here spending time with family, speaking at churches, and meeting with supporters until we have Liam's passport and visa, likely in April. Then we head back to Angola! If you're around here and you have time to see us, we would love to grab coffee or lunch with you!

Thank you for all your love and support, all your "congratulations" for Liam, and your prayers and encouragement in every season of our lives! As always, you can hit reply to this email and it'll come straight to us.

We love you!

the Benders