New Year...

Praise the Lord, the new year has come...c'est une benediction du Dieu Tout Puissant d'atteindre cette nouvelle annee. Trois choses me restent en souvenir pour l'annee 2007: d'abord la fin de mon cycle de graduat en Droit Public, mon mariage et en fin l'obtention du diplome de maitrise par mon epouse en Developpement des ONG-I. C'etait une annee de benediction pour nous. Dieu a accomplit tant des bonnes choses malgre les difficultes que nous avions eu. Il ne nous a pas laisse une seule minute, il nous a remis aux railles, chaque fois que nous avions derailler...
Depuis deux semaines, je travaille avec Security Enforcement pour le compte de YRC Logistics qui se charge des productions de la compagnie de fabrication de tous les appareils Samsung...encore une benediction de plus!!! Le travail est trop interessant. Je vais commencer aussi mon nouveau cour le 09 Janvier, le cour de Public Speaking dans le cadre de ma nouvelle faculte de la Justice Criminelle que j'ai amorce ici pour le 4 prochaines annees. Je demande a vous tous de prier pour moi, car en meme temps que je dois combine les cours et le travail, j'aurai aussi un petit bebe a eduquer. C'est une lourde tache.
La vieille de la nouvelle annee, je suis alle au travail, et le 01/01/08 m'a trouve au travail aussi, mais je vais aller voir un film, en compagnie de mon epouse, un nouveau film de Denzel Washngton intitule the " American Gangstar".
Nous vous aime tous, que le Tout Puissant soit avec vous et vous benisse davantage.

Bonana!

Dear friends and family,
We would like to take this minute to wish you all the very best in the new year. Looking back, we can see the many ways in which God has been with us and blessed us throughout the year 2007. It has been a busy year, traveling across the world and back. In March Flory finished his graduate degree in law in Congo. In April we were married. In May Sarah graduated from the seminary and in June we both moved to Congo for the summer where we worked with Agro Action Allemande. In September and October we moved back to America and began the prepartions for the arrival of our son in the new year. We are so grateful to God for being with us every step of the way and for the many friends who have encouraged and supported us through it all. We pray that 2008 will be a year full of love, joy and the presence of God in your lives as he was in ours during 2007.
Chers amis et connaissances,
Au debut de chaque nouvelle annee, je me pose toujurs la question de savoir, quels sont les missions du Dieu tout puissant que je dois accomplir? Quelles sont les surprises que l'annee suivante me reserve? Quelle est le plan?
Mais, je suis conscient que chaque seconde de ma vie qui passe, ne revient pas en arriere, et donc, je cherche toujours a mettre chaque seconde de ma vie en profit car je sais qu'elle ne reviendra plus jamais.
Voici une nouvelle annee 2008, quels sont les projets? Bien sur, c'est une annee qui m'appelera a plus des responsabilites qu'en 2007. C'est une annee, j'ai confiance, qui me fera grandir, qui fera grandir ma famille et qui emportera quelqu'un de plus important dans ma famille, mon premier fils.
Ma priere a Dieu serait que cette annee soit non seulement pour ma famille mais aussi pour vous tous, une annee de paix, de prosperite et de longevite.
Que le Dieu Tout Puissant vous garde et vous benisse.
Le votre

La famille Buki

Look who's moving now!

Here is the belly. 32 weeks. The button has popped. Almost done cooking!
Liam is still moving a lot, but not just Liam. Flory got his driving license this week! He is a good driver, but now he is a legal driver. Now we only need a car. :)

Christmas Blessings

We had a really busy yet wonderful first Christmas together here in America. It went by so quickly and sadly Flory had to work on both Christmas eve and Christmas day, so we were not able to have too much time together, but we did make the most of the time we did have. We felt like we were blessed in so many ways. A friend lent us his car for a week, so we were able to drive up to Elgin on Christmas Eve and attend the candle light service at Country Covenant. We were happy to see all our friends again who were in town for the holidays. Christmas day we were back home. We ate a lot of turkey and received many gifts that will come in handy once Liam joins us. Grandma gave us some blankets to keep Liam warm.

Heather was busy handing out gifts and video recording at the same time.

Flory can't wait for Liam to get bigger so they can play basketball together. :)

Dad enjoyed having us over, and we enjoyed getting to spend more time with Daniel and his fiancee Kim.

Mom was very excited about the 'gift that keeps on giving'... This is the third Christmas in a row that we have seen these candles..Move over donkey... Terry is Shrek's best friend.

Matthew was like a three year old again as he got the game he wanted.