A very good Friday

Friday was a day of sheer joy ! Our three weeks of hardship and the Badé family's three weeks of exhausting travelling and draining family visits came to an end as they returned home to Kandi from the Ivory Coast. The relief that we all felt as we saw each other once again was very apparent as we ran into each other's arms and held each other tight. "Weeping may endure for the night but joy comes in the morning!" In this case, the joy came at about 9pm and although we were all physically tired, we stayed up late, catching up on each other's news and laughing together once again.

We said goodbye to Michée's mother as she left with the Badés in mid-December - she is now settled into her new home in Ivory Coast. And now we welcome Michée's brother, Florentin, who has come to live with them for a few months.

Friday was also a day of rejoicing as we welcomed Marc Coleman, AFM International Field Director and Africa Field Director (Michée's line manager and mentor), for the weekend. Marc was an answer to my mother's prayer for a courier who could deliver a huge amount of goods to Kandi in a short space of time (sadly DHL don't have an office in Kandi and Royal Mail have weight restrictions!). So we also gave thanks on Friday for the box of goodies that arrived with Marc :-)





I'm not sure we've ever started a Sabbath with quite so much joy! Praise God that He doesn't allow us to be tested beyond what we can bear!!