Soooo it’s about time for an update from Cote d’Ivoire.
September blew in with hurry and keeps passing through…with small pauses here
and there, but not enough time for blogging. Oh, priorities. All the little
spaces in a day have filled up with chatter, story-telling, and laughing with
the twelve new Journeyers who arrived September 4th. To keep it
brief: I love these people. What a crazy, eager, caring bunch of
Jesus-followers they are. God has been pouring out grace upon me through each
and every one of them. Here’s their picture, (missing Richard):
Basically since the day after their arrival they’ve been learning
French, eating Ivorian food, riding motorcycle taxis, attaching pagnes, and adjusting to the climate, noises, tastes, and smells of Cote
d’Ivoire. While it hasn’t been a piece of cake to go through all of this
initial integration and orientation, they have courageous spirits and
honest hearts as they learn to do life together -- blending their own cultures and learning a new one. Here's evidence of what's called an end-of-a-long-day-mutual-encouragement-back-rub-train.
They are standing on my church!!! :)
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