We just spent the last 6 months with friends and family in the U.S. and Germany. We were very much refreshed and had a great time. But, all good things must come to an end, and since the end of November, we are back at it in Africa.
Our first 3 weeks back in the village were full of activity. Between setting up the house and greeting the villagers, the first week went by fast. The kids were especially glad to see us…
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Then, we got back into Glaro learning… We were glad to find that, after about a week, our language ability was back up to where we had left off 6 months ago. Not only that, it sometimes seemed to be better! Amazing what a brain rest can do for you!
We are now in Monrovia, picking up the vehicle we bought and shipped while in the States. We were able to pick it up exactly on Christmas Eve – what a nice Christmas gift!
We were quite busy the last few days with renewing our Liberian residency, getting drivers licenses, vehicle tags, and an Ivory Coast visa as well. And yet, it has been amazing all that we have been able to get done during the holiday weeks! We have really sensed that God has gone before us and paved the way and given us favor with various employees in the right offices!
We will be returning to the village in the first week of January. Once there, we will be out of reach of internet for a while till we get our internet account in Ivory Coast set up again.