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Praise God for the power of His Word!  We are beginning a Sunday school program in our little church in Dakar.  We have made three separate classes.  Charles teaches the adult class in French.  One of the elders who is part of the teaching team teaches the adults in Joola.  I teach the kids with […]
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New Beginnings

New Beginnings

Charles and I have found an apartment and are slowly establishing our home.  We now have living room furniture and drapes for the windows.  We also have drapes for the doors as does most every home here in Senegal.  In fact, some homes have drapes for all the walls of the living room! But, I […]
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Visit to the states!

Visit to the states!

Charles and I were blessed to have the opportunity to visit family and friends in the states after our wedding.  What a blessing it was to visit everyone!  Our church family in Georgia welcomed us and praised God with us for answering our prayers with Charles.  We enjoyed speaking in churches and local schools and […]
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Just married!

Just married!

Many of you have known me as Heather Gordy, single missionary from Georgia, USA to Senegal, West Africa.  I left the states with this identity in February of 2009. By the grace of God in His infinite love for us God has blessed me with a wonderful husband, Charles Salobo Badiane.  We were married in […]
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Please pray for believers in this country as they live in environments where people continue to worship spirits that are not from God.  Specifically, during times of circumsision for the children in the village, believers struggle on what to do.  If they include their children in these rituals there will certainly be animistic spiritual practices.  […]
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Sometimes sharing is messy but good…

Sometimes sharing is messy but good…

Wow, the food here is so good!  I am so blessed to have such yummy meals every day!  I am also learning that to have proper behavior at meal time you must change your thinking.  You have to disregard rules about germs and always think of the people you are eating with.  You eat well […]
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Pray for safety.  We almost hit a child while driving yesterday.  Praise God for protecting the child and us.  I am reminded how important it is to pray for saftey.  Pray for good health, nourishment from food that does not come from a "clean" supermarket.  Pray that I do not gain weight from all the […]
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There is always enough room!

There is always enough room!

Last night was my welcome meeting with New Tribes Mission here in Senegal.  We had a great time.  I shared a testimony, my family and some friends from my local Jola church sang some songs before having pizza with other missionaries.  At the end of the night a lady who lives near me asked if […]
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March 2009

March 2009

Thank you for your prayers!  As I have just arrived I have some requests for you.                Praise God for my safe arrival with all my luggage. Praise God for a very nice family and church family.  Praise God for single ladies close to my age who I can fellowship with and learn from.  Pray that […]
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