I really apologize for the silence. It is just now that I am feeling “settled” enough to sit and write a bit about what is going on here. What does it mean to be settled, anyway?
We had a wonderful welcoming committee at the airport when we arrived and our fatigue of the previous two days and the drama to come back to Cameroon quickly vanished. It is nice to be “home.”
It has not rained since November and so things are very dusty here. We, unfortunately, have to keep the house closed up as it gets filthy too rapidly. (Remember that we have no A/C either…ick.) This morning I just had to open some windows to get some air and felt quickly rejuvenated. Ah, simple pleasures.
School is well underway. We are happy to have our school room back and the routine of our school days is very welcome. We also turned in Gaby’s application for Rain Forest International School (RFIS) so you can pray with us about the outcome of her applying. We are hopeful and excited for her.
She played soccer with the middle school girls for their last 2 games and it has been a good way to make some new friends. Not only is Chloe not here, but her other best friend, Amy, is leaving in June for a year. Needless to say, Gab needs our prayers and is overwhelmed at times. The boys have jumped into the Wed afternoon soccer lessons and are enjoying it. We did find someone (an itinerant teacher) to give Gaby flute lessons and she started last week. She loves it.
It has been good to reconnect with our Cameroonian friends. We missed them so much and they missed us too. The reunions and get-togethers have been fun and joyous. Gilles has begun to meet with each member of his team individually to get their feedback on how things went in our absence and to ask a few of them to pray about further, in depth training for youth ministry. He has been encouraged about the feedback he has received and still has a few more to pursue.
We have a new house helper. He is a hard worker and seeks to please our expectations. He and Gilles do Bible Study on Friday mornings before he begins work and that is a good time for him to have a spiritual father figure. He is relatively new in the Body (about 3 months), though raised Catholic, so let’s pray for deep roots to form.
We love you and cherish you so much. Let us hear from you when you can. Your prayers and love are priceless to us.