Moving (by Amanda)

Thom and I are getting ready for a new, exciting experience: we are moving. Again. Not far. We're just moving within Bamako. We are moving so our current house can become a guest house for short-term missionaries and visitors, as well as other missionaries who need to stay in Bamako for meetings, shopping, car repairs, etc. We are praying God will provide us just the right house at just the right location. Location is important because of our ministries. We don't want to be too far from the office and I would like to be near children, Malian or international, for potential ministry. Unlike in the states when you look for a house, houses here are usually not ready for residence. Kitchens aren't normal here; at least indoor kitchens. We are looking for specific features that are not always common so pray for us that we will know when to compromise.
There are bonuses to this move: as many of you know I love to take bathes, and our current house doesn't have a tub. So in our searching we're likely to find a house with a tub!
Please pray for us as we search for our new house in Bamako, Mali. We should be starting in about 2 weeks. Hopefully, I'll be able to write more about the process of looking for a house in Mali.
By the way, our house will probably NOT look like this.