Moving Into the New House

Hey family and friends,

The satellite is being quirky so hopefully the e-mails will go out today...

We have gotten all moved into our house! We've actually been sleeping there for an entire week now. It's somewhat difficult to take someone else's house you've been in before and turn it into your own, but I think we've made enough changes to make it really 'ours.' The best part of the whole thing is that we finally got to unpack! There were many things that we had completely forgotten about that we were surprised to find. The only downside to the move is that we still have no gas in Faranah so we're unable to cook in our home. We've also had to turn off the refrigerator to save the gas for cooking. We have enough gas to cook for a few more weeks, but we're hoping that Faranah will get some new tanks soon. I'll try to send some pictures of the place when we go to get the container...

Speaking of the container, it's here! (sort of) The container is at the port in Conakry, but until the paper work all goes through we can't go get it. It's actually been there for a couple of weeks so there's really no telling when we'll get the call. We're praying that the call will come sooner rather than later. When it does arrive all of the men here will be going to help with the process for a few days. We'll all need prayer for strength, the men for moving all of the things in the container and the women for running the school for a few days on their own.

Dry season is on our doorstep so we're enjoying the greenness of everything and any last drops of rain that God grants us. Everyone's health has been good. Mira got a little run down this past week and took 2 days off of teaching, which the two guys graciously took over. She is back in action and refreshed from her rest though. Fatigue is always a concern here, but especially so after the cooling rains leave us and the heat intensifies. Prayer over this is always appreciated.

After a snail pace start to our village ministry this year Carol and I have rededicated ourselves to meeting with villagers and studying the language. Carol claims she's not good at languages and if that's true then I'm just plain terrible. Please pray that God will use our weaknesses for His strength and glory. We really do love these people and hate to see them bowing down to an unlistening, uncaring god. Please pray for fertile hearts to plant the seeds in.

You're in our thoughts and prayers.

Love,
Shannon and Carol