On Sunday, a small crowd gathered at church at around 7am to pray with the Badé family and wish them all the best for their 4-month furlough (fundraising trip/recuperation time) in the States. This was the last time we would see them on Beninese soil since we will be in the UK by the time they get back...
Little Alfazania (right at the front in the middle) turned up to the farewell meeting with her refugee bag full of clothes. I thought that perhaps she'd decided to donate some of her unwanted items to the kids that Eliora and Elie will meet in the States. It turns out she was told she could go with the Badés to America... Please parents: Don't lie to your children! She was absolutely devasted and sobbed uncontrollably when she realised that her trip was not going to be happening :-(
When we got back from church, it was time to move house. Since we didn't have a kitchen in our flat, we decided it would be best for us to move into the Badés' house.
Here's our new bedroom with en-suite shower room:
After spending Sunday afternoon with the youth and then playing a game of football, I felt positively rough and have been in bed ever since with a snotty cold!
I am really praising God for my wonderful husband this week! He hasn't slept much since we moved here (small bed, saggy mattress, power cuts...) but has tidied and cleaned the house (with some much-appreciated help from Soeur Denise), taken excellent care of me, kept an eye on the building site and cooked some delicious meals, like this one:
Yum yum!!
I think we'll be eating a lot of spaghetti over the next seven weeks! No doubt the Badés will be enjoying some burgers and fries with ketchup soon! :-D
Michée, Elmire, Marina, Eliora and Elie-Dana, thanks for everything you did for us. Have a safe and enjoyable trip and we pray that all your fundraising will be done sooner than you think!
Little Alfazania (right at the front in the middle) turned up to the farewell meeting with her refugee bag full of clothes. I thought that perhaps she'd decided to donate some of her unwanted items to the kids that Eliora and Elie will meet in the States. It turns out she was told she could go with the Badés to America... Please parents: Don't lie to your children! She was absolutely devasted and sobbed uncontrollably when she realised that her trip was not going to be happening :-(
When we got back from church, it was time to move house. Since we didn't have a kitchen in our flat, we decided it would be best for us to move into the Badés' house.
Here's our new bedroom with en-suite shower room:
After spending Sunday afternoon with the youth and then playing a game of football, I felt positively rough and have been in bed ever since with a snotty cold!
I am really praising God for my wonderful husband this week! He hasn't slept much since we moved here (small bed, saggy mattress, power cuts...) but has tidied and cleaned the house (with some much-appreciated help from Soeur Denise), taken excellent care of me, kept an eye on the building site and cooked some delicious meals, like this one:
Yum yum!!
I think we'll be eating a lot of spaghetti over the next seven weeks! No doubt the Badés will be enjoying some burgers and fries with ketchup soon! :-D
Michée, Elmire, Marina, Eliora and Elie-Dana, thanks for everything you did for us. Have a safe and enjoyable trip and we pray that all your fundraising will be done sooner than you think!
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