Sorry we are late blogging this week, our internet has been very sporadic. Our time in Mali is coming to an end soon, we will arrive in Abidjan next week. We are excited to arrive in the city that God has called us and get settled in our home. We will miss the friends that we have made in Mali and continue to pray that they will seek the truth.
I had my first village experience this past Saturday. Along with two other ladies, I went to a nearby village to do a storying group. It was harvesting day for the village so we were not able to tell a story, but we spent three hours building relationships. Of course, I couldn't understand a word they said because they do not speak french in the villages. The local language of Bamara is spoken in most villages. It was neat to sit under a tree and talk about what is going on in their life. I got my first village tea experience (yes, we all drank out of the same glass!). As you see, I got lots of pictures of the children. They were so excited to get their picture taken. I also posted a picture of the machine that was in their village that day to harvest their rice. We will go as a family to stay overnight in a village this Saturday. We are excited about the experience!
Continue to pray for our language learning and our move next week. We will try to post some pictures of our new home and neighborhood next week.
Enjoy the cool weather ;-)
Teresa
3 comments:
I am praying for all of you. Good work on your first villiage experience.
(to remind you of who I am, I met you briefly at your appointment service in OKC)
You guys are making me miss Africa SO MUCH!
God bless you guys!
When you get to Abidjan and need a house helper, ask Seraphim about Adja, the Boyne's helper. She was great for us and we loved her and miss her so much.
Thanks for the experience in wordS! It's a beautiful full moon night with temps in the low 30's. . . . beats the heat! ha! how was the tea?
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