Have I ever told you how hot it is in West Africa??

We are roasting here in Abidjan!! We are in the hottest months and to top it off they are shutting off the electricity alot! They have some repairs to be done and they said it will take 3 -4 months. This past week we had two days without electricity for 9 1/2 hours each and another day for 6 hours. Of course, it could always be worse and we are trying (sometimes it is hard:) to have a good attitude about it! We decided that we chose our vacation at a good time....at least we will miss one month of the hot weather without electricity.

As many of you know, we had to cancel our friends trip to Abidjan this past week. That was a very hard decision for us, but because of all that was going on we thought it would be best. Currently, everything is looking up here and we can get out of the house! I think we all was starting to go stir-crazy in this house! Jon apparently thought it was his job to entertain us.....boy, was I ready to get out! ;)

Now, we are counting down to our visit to the states.....it will be here before long! We are going to be ready to rest our bodies and brains! No one can speak any french to us while we are there! ;) And after we return in May, we should be refreshed and ready to start our second language.

Continue to pray for the relationships that we have here. We still believe that God is going to move in the hearts of the people here.

Teresa

Preparing for visit from friends

It has been a rather unusual weekend in Abidjan. We have been confined to the house....and I am going stir-crazy!! But, we have made the best out of the situation and spent time sitting around as a family remembering all the good times with friends and how faithful the Lord has been to us.

We are looking forward to seeing a friend from home next weekend! Next week will be filled with prayerfully looking over the city and seeking where we could use a team of 10 that will be coming in August. We might even fit in a trip to the beach! We want to thank our home church, Emmanuel, for all the goodies that will be coming! I hear there is alot of Slim Jims, you must think Jon is starving over here! ;)

We are looking forward to vacation in the states in April! We can't wait to see each of you! I have realized that I will need to do some shopping as soon as we arrive. If I walk around in my African clothes, I might get some looks!

Prayer requests:

*Pray for Jon and our friends as they prayfully look over the city.

*Continue to pray for my friend, M. I haven't been able to story the past month because she has been working. I hope to start back this week, even if I have to go at night, so pray for an open heart.

*Pray for peace in the country.

In Christ,

Teresa