Well, today in the sweltering African heat, I've turned on my trusty little oven and raised the temp of my kitchen another 20 degrees! Tomorrow we will gather our mission staff, some neighbors and as many friends as we can fit in our yard. We'll eat rice and sauce, say thank you to those that support us so faithfully and enable us to focus on the purpose for which we were called and sneak in a little opportunity to share the reason that we so gratefully celebrate Christmas! Mike will be telling the story, so pray for clarity of thought and speech for him. We've looked forward to this opportunity for a while. We just hope everything goes smoothly. We'll be doing this with a few less missionaries this year, so it could be interesting.
We said hello to our new teammates last Thursday. They are settling in and enjoying Abidjan after their time in Bamako, Mali. Jon got sick his first night here, but thankfully he seems to be doing much better. We like the Moodys very much and are excited to see what God will use our team to do for His glory.
Our house has been a little lonely today. My friend Agira headed off to spend a month in Burkina and I'll miss her while she's gone. I am so happy that she is getting this opportunity to spend with family though as she's not seen her Mom or 13 year old daughter in 5 years! We are hoping that she'll be able to bring her daughter back to Abidjan with her when she comes next month.
Hopefully I'll get you some pictures of the festive occasion tomorrow if somebody can wrench themselves away from the work long enough to take some.
Know that we are thinking of you during this holiday season. You mean so much to us and we are blessed to have you as friends and family.
Our love to all,
Heather
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