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And we’re….off!
Finally! Just about on our way. We leave Monday afternoon- after a wonderful week with Jason’s family here in Ontario. Lots of late night games and chatting, walks, fellowship, and just having fun. We were just reflecting today on some of the awesome stuff that God has done in all this preparation to go overseas. We have…
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Did you know…
We wanted to update a bit about Burkina Faso to help inform those praying for the nation as well as just for your curiosity-sake! Some random facts you may not have known about Burkina Faso: -Burkina Faso’s high population density and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens…
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We’ve moved!
So it’s official- we’re really doing this whole “moving to Africa” thing! We finished packing up our place in Surrey and have put all our stuff in storage. Currently we are living in abbotsford in my dad’s basement until the 18th when we are flying out! Our move went really smoothly- cause we had lots…
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“you know who that is don’t you?”
My mom said something very profound the other day- and it helped me re-focus my vision for this missions trip. I was reflecting on the difficulty of my job: caring (as a nurse) for people that are frankly not that easy to care for. There are the patients that don’t do anything for themselves and just ring…
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Missions Checklist
Receive a ridiculous amount of immunizations (check) Get passports updated with current, (but still awkward looking) photos (check) Practice spelling Burkina Faso’s capital city (O-u-g-a-d-o-u-g-o-u) (check) Speak french while alone in the car (check) ………………………. Oh boy, there are a thousand of other things on our checklist that we still haven’t gotten to before…