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Sicap Family

May 11, 2015 by Ryan and Cathren Hundertmark

 

After 8 months of living in Dakar, Senegal, we have moved to a new neighborhood. We moved for a couple reasons but mainly to be closer to where our church gathers and to be closer to our host family. At first, the idea of moving didn’t sound that exciting. We had grown quite comfortable in Castor and after all, its all we knew. We knew where to go to get the stuff we needed and we knew a lot of the people that worked in the immediate area.

The first time we looked at the new apartment it was very dirty, felt very small and just the fact that it was in a different neighborhood made it unattractive. However, we did commit to the move and with the help from our host family and other NTM personnel, we began to make life in Sicap Liberte 1 work.

Starting all over again has been an exciting experience. What makes it so different from moving into the other apartment is that this time around we have some French language under our belts. It was fun to see what were capable of. For example, Cathren ordered some custom made furniture and arranged for it to be delivered to the house. I communicated with a plumber and an electrician to fix a ton of problems we had with the apartment, and figured out how to work a prepay electric meter to get power to our house.

Aside from work, we a

lso got to start right away with talking to neighbors. Please pray with us that we can establish deep and meaningful relationships. It will take leaving our house and our comfort zone to make this happen. It’s really no different then it is in the states. I just talked with some friends yesterday and they were telling me about how God has changed the way they view their neighborhood. It is no longer just the place that their house sits. It’s the specific location that God has places them to serve others and to be the hands and feet of Christ! That was big encouragement to me.

Now that we are settled and the house is in good working order, we love this place. I can barely begin to explain the difference between our old place and our new neighborhood. Our old apartment was in business district on a main road. Sicap Liberte 1 is almost completely residential and we are right in the center of it with a sand soccer field as our front yard.

Please pray for the girls also. They are sharing a room and after a month are still transitioning. We had our first full night of sleep just Saturday. It’s difficult for me as an adult to always remember how they might be feeling with all these changes.

Anyway, enjoy the virtual tour and feel free to ask us any questions!

 

Our Apartment. We are the second floor.
Our Apartment. We are the second floor.

 

Watch your step. Its a little uneven.
Watch your step. Its a little uneven.

 

 

Come on in!
Come on in!

 

Our grand hall. Welcome.
Our grand hall. Welcome.
The living and dining room
The living and dining room
A total of 3 balconies. There is a small one off of the girls room
A total of 3 balconies. There is a small one off of the girls room
The girls room. Cathren had the dresser custom made!
The girls room. Cathren had the dresser custom made!
Master bedroom and Cathren's classroom.
Master bedroom and Cathren’s classroom.
Master bathroom, Everything we need all in a row.
Master bathroom, Everything we need all in a row.
Our little kitchen
Our little kitchen
view from our balconies. We love seeing trees instead of buildings.
view from our balconies. We love seeing trees instead of buildings.
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Our front yard! A hub for culture and community.
Our one stop shop boutique steps from our home.
Our one stop shop b
These alleys are woven all through our neighborhood. They are SO cool.
These alleys are woven all through our neighborhood. They are SO cool.

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Comments

  1. Ray & Carol says

    May 13, 2015 at 11:12 am

    Ryan & Cathren,
    We are so glad that you were able to make the move and find such a nice apartment. Wonderful views that you sent. Now is the stage of speaking the French more and more – not always easy in the beginning, but will pay off in the long run. I am sure that it thrilled your hearts as you were able to communicate in French to order the funiture as well as contact the plumber, etc to do what needed to be done as you moved in. It certainly thrilled our hearts to hear that.

    Be assured of our continued prayers for you in this stage of you ministry preparation with the language. As we have been there in learning the French years ago, we know what you are going through.

    Love to the whole family,
    Ray & Carol

  2. Elizabeth says

    May 11, 2015 at 11:55 am

    Yay! Congrats, Ryan & Cathren! It looks lovely. I pray that you find many people with searching hearts in your new neighborhood!

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