Wow!

Hey everybody!

Carol and I have arrived safely in Guinea! Despite some baggage troubles and some visa problems, we are here and healthy. Praise God!

Conakry is unlike anything we have ever experienced before. We arrived in the evening but unfortunately our baggage did not. If you could pray that our bags would arrive soon, we would be most appreciative! We stayed the night in an apartment in Conakry rented by TM. It was very nice, but there was no running water or electricity so it was an experience. Especially trying to shower in a bucket!

There was an open air night club across the street and they partied until early in the morning, but we were so tired from the travel that we fell asleep right away. But not before we got to hear a little Bob Marley!

This morning we had to stop at a garage to get the car looked at and Carol, along with J.J., another missionary teacher, went to the market to buy some supplies to take back to the village today.

They weren't kidding when they said rainy season. It has been raining all day and we've been told it will be like this until November. They say there's enough rainfall in Guinea to power all of Western Africa if they would harness it.

Please pray for us as our bodies adapt to the new environment and we get oriented to our new life style. So far people have been friendly, but corruption and dishonesty are the way of life here, so also pray that the people we run in to will be honest and fair in their dealings with us.

We pray that all is well with you and that you will experience God's blessings today!

Love,
Shannon and Carol

Touching ground in Conakry, Guinea

Shannon and Carol arrived safely in Conakry, Guinea today via a layover in Paris and met Pastor Joshua at the airport. They should be beginning the next leg of their trip soon, if not already, to their village (an 8 hour drive from Conakry).

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Goodbye

Hey everyone,

We're on our way out the door and just wanted to say goodbye! If you're getting this and you don't want it, e-mail our sister-in-law Sunny to remove you, or if you got doubled, ditto. We also missed some people probably, so ask a couple people this week if they got this e-mail, and if they didn't then they can e-mail Sunny and ask to be added, or you can just be a sport and forward stuff along to them. Carol's brother Charles will be setting up a blog for us probably and any updates or newsletters will be posted there and an e-mail will be sent to you notifying you of the update. If you have a problem with that...too bad! Look us up on Skype by Shannon White and we might call sometime.

We love you all, and we are going to miss you all dearly during the next 9 months. But keep us in your prayers and God willing we will return with amazing stories next May.

God Bless!
Shannon and Carol