Hello, everyone!
Thank you all so, so much for the prayers. Sunday night (or 4:30 PM EST), my plane touched down in Lomé. I was somewhat nervous going through the Togolese airport because cellular signal was difficult to come by and the customs officer misplaced my passport for a moment. Overall, however, travel was smooth. 6 days have passed, and I believe I'm starting to adjust to the new clock.
I’m staying with the Yoakums (my supervisor’s family) until we get my apartment set up. They’ve been very welcoming and helpful in this early stage of transition. I’ve also met several locals, a few American missionaries, and a Brazilian missionary.
Recently I attended my first Holistic Ministries Team
meeting. They were primarily discussing a class they held on managing finances. While the meeting was entirely in French, Kimberly was able to provide English translation and the people were highly welcoming towards me. I look forward to working with them.
It will take some time for me to actually step into the role of Holistic
Ministries Coordinator and have a rhythm. That’s normal. For now, I’ll just ask for continued prayers that I would show God’s love in whatever phase I am in…and to be able to communicate more with the French speakers!
Grace & peace to you all.
Such great news! We are praying for you at Two Mile Swap Baptist.