It's a little difficult to get settled in Bukavu with all the travelling we're doing. But we generally like to travel and have been enjoying seeing new places. We have been in Goma for the past week and will be in Kinshasa next week.
This week in Goma was for conducting interviews for Seed applicants and also meeting with potential partner organizations who we would place our participants with. I have been completely unmotivated to work on French because this week was so full of meetings and interviews almost all in French, and that wears me out! But Mark has been a boss, with two hours of French lessons every day! It's really exciting to see our Seed team coming together and to feel really on the same page with Serge. We will probably spend a lot of time over the Christmas "break" working on the curriculum and educational aspect of the program, as we haven't really touched it yet.
Today is Sunday, and we didn't go to church in Goma, but we have had a very nice morning singing (lots of Jon Foreman songs) and praying together. I felt God's presence close, reminding us that our true home is in Him, so no matter where we are, He is with us and nothing can keep us from his love. There's not a whole lot Christmas-y here. Advent reflections for me have definitely focused on waiting for the kingdom "where the weak are finally strong, where the righteous right the wrongs, still looking for a home in a world where I belong" (Switchfoot "Where I belong").
This week, we're asking for prayer for:
- safe travel to, in, and from Kinshasa
- our marriage in stressful times of change and living/working in close proximity
- perseverance in learning French
- discernment as we make our final selections for Seed participants (who will begin with MCC in mid-Feb)
This week in Goma was for conducting interviews for Seed applicants and also meeting with potential partner organizations who we would place our participants with. I have been completely unmotivated to work on French because this week was so full of meetings and interviews almost all in French, and that wears me out! But Mark has been a boss, with two hours of French lessons every day! It's really exciting to see our Seed team coming together and to feel really on the same page with Serge. We will probably spend a lot of time over the Christmas "break" working on the curriculum and educational aspect of the program, as we haven't really touched it yet.
Hotel Bungwe in Goma where we're staying
Today is Sunday, and we didn't go to church in Goma, but we have had a very nice morning singing (lots of Jon Foreman songs) and praying together. I felt God's presence close, reminding us that our true home is in Him, so no matter where we are, He is with us and nothing can keep us from his love. There's not a whole lot Christmas-y here. Advent reflections for me have definitely focused on waiting for the kingdom "where the weak are finally strong, where the righteous right the wrongs, still looking for a home in a world where I belong" (Switchfoot "Where I belong").
This week, we're asking for prayer for:
- safe travel to, in, and from Kinshasa
- our marriage in stressful times of change and living/working in close proximity
- perseverance in learning French
- discernment as we make our final selections for Seed participants (who will begin with MCC in mid-Feb)
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