We have arrived - over a week ago! Our flights were great and the times in the airports were pleasant. Jean Paul met us at the airport and then went out for a light dinner with Viateur (the new Secretary General on the executive and a dear friend) and Joshua (another pastor and friend). The internet has been very poor since we’ve been here which is why not many have heard from us since we landed.
We landed on Tuesday last week (17th) and got to our new home at 12:00 midnight. At this point, I (Lynn) had not slept for 30 hours. I tend to not sleep in the plane - too many movies to watch!! Dave got about 6 hours sleep, so needless to say, we were pretty tired when we reached our home. (Why do people say what is needless to say right after they say it is needless to say???) We both slept for 11 hours! Jet lag seems to be affecting us more each time we come here. Dave has recovered quite well, while I am still sleeping a lot during the day. I have also started a new medication which might be affecting this. Thankfully, this week has been set aside for recovering from jet lag and settling in to our new home.
Let me tell you about our new home. It is beautiful!!! It has a large living room/dining room, large kitchen (which our cook, Lillian, loves) with all new appliances, 3 spare bedrooms, 3 washrooms, and a large master bedroom with a walk in closet and an ensuite washroom. It is a 10 minute walk to city centre, 10 minute drive to ADEPR (the church we work with here) head office, and is quiet considering it is right downtown! God is so kind and His gifts are beyond what we could even ask. If the internet starts working, we will try to add pictures when we send out our newsletter.
Pray for:
- opportunity to connect with the executive - we have not as yet
- connections with new friends, and reconnection with old
- God’s timing re communicating with the past executive
- Training of a total of 120 pastors, deacons, evangelists in 3 different areas, that they will be empowered, equipped and will go and make disciples.
- It looks like we will need our own vehicle — $20-25,000 Cdn
- General health.
- Ambassadors Football training local missionaries to reach out to children—Nov. 12-17 Training of 60ish locals to carry this ministry—establish a national team and strategy.
- Salt & Light International top leaders conference—Nov. 21-29—God’s Spirit to move and make us one, to do church together, to break down strongholds and barriers and whatever the Spirit leads you to pray.
Praise for:
- Contacts already made - I met Aurelie (the new CFO) and will be having coffee with her later today (23rd)
- Training times and areas have already been designated and we are looking forward to meeting a new group of men and women
- New home is wonderful and peaceful—10 min. walk downtown, 10 minutes to the office, 15 minutes from Jean Paul—new and peaceful.
- Began training in 3 regions (118) and it is peaceful.
- For now, we have a vehicle provided.
- Jet lag is done.
- Connecting with Jean Paul & Dinah, Amiable & Dorothy, Lynn with Aurélie (New CFO).
- Our internet seems to be working now.