We headed to a pretty stable West Africa county and lived there for 5 & 1/2 months. We experienced trials and sicknesses but also a lot of joy and experiences I would not trade anything for. We have made many friends in this process....some we will see again on this earth and some we will never see again this side of eternity. My heart misses our friends and "family" in West Africa still but I rest in the knowledge that the Father has them in His hands too. The stable country we had called home for 5 or so months became unstable very quickly and we could not go back in. We are now enjoying and getting culturally adjusted once more to life in East Africa. Different language but so many similarities in culture.
I have to be honest...there have been days when I have wanted to give up. (I also know that more days like that will be up ahead too.) However, I know we came here for a purpose and until we complete it our job is not done here yet.
For those of you wondering how our girls are doing here....THEY ARE DOING WONDERFUL! They are enjoying school so much, especially Macy, who I call my "little social butterfly"! Mara is enjoying it of course too but my little Macy is a different child now than she was a few months back.
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| My sweet girls before school one morning! |
We are hoping to move to our permanent house soon (in a couple of weeks) and are once again waiting for our crate to arrive. Who knew I would get to celebrate the arrival of my crate twice during our first term in Africa!
Thank you to our friends and family for supporting us during this year long journey! I wonder what He has in store for us this coming year!
