Tuesday, September 13, 2005

The Journey There & First Impressions (by Amanda)

After spending a month in the States we are finally in Africa. Wow! I can hardly believe it. We have been here three days and I feel great. Although at times it can become overwhelming God has blessed us in so many ways. Our house is wonderful and I am excited to slowly furnish it and make it my home. The biggest blessing though has been the fellowship of other missionaries. As we sat in the airport in France we were blessed to meet one of our fellow missionaries from Koutuala and she was a wonderful companion as we waited for the next flight, but God’s grace did not end there. When we arrived she helped us navigate through customs and waiting just beyond that point was our field director Joel ready to help. He and his wife then took us to our house and had food waiting for us there. Every day, they or other missionaries have guided us or helped us in our transition. They have continually shown the love of Christ to us and tried to answer all our questions or gave us the names of somebody who could. I have never felt so privileged or grateful to be in the body of Christ. There are many other things I would love to tell you so I hope that you feel free to ask any questions and I will try to answer them the best that I can.

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