Notre Maison à Conakry (our house in Conakry)
Yesterday afternoon we received a really interesting email. It contained pictures and information about our new home in Conakry,  Guinea as well as our host family. We knew they were in the process of looking for a home and hosts but we had thought that it was weeks away. It was very exciting to get some details and a picture in our minds of what our home will be like. It also makes packing slightly easier as we can visualize what we might need and how things will be arranged. There are a few neat things about it that made us particularly excited and thankful to the Lord. First off, it has 24/7 water service! As far as we knew this was pretty well unheard of in Conakry. And while it isn’t set in stone, we have heard that our rent may be as low as $70 per month. Not too bad! It is a certainly a blessing as other aspects of living in Conakry can be expensive (food, generator, etc.). We will live a 3 minute walk from a church that we will attend and a 10 minute walk from a main road where we can catch a taxi.
Every new missionary to Guinea receives a Guinean host family that they will rely on to learn how to live in Guinea. Our host couple is Samuel and Charlotte Kondano. Samuel is a pastor of the church I mentioned. We are looking forward to getting to know them better and building a strong friendship. Here is a picture of Samuel and Charlotte:
Pastor Samuel & Charlotte
Below are some pictures our new home and neighbourhood in Conakry. We look forward to making it home and diving into our life and ministry in Guinea. If you have any questions, please post them in the comments and we’ll be sure to answer quickly! Thank you again for your prayers as we continue our journey and go through the millions of tasks necessary to get our family to Guinea. We hope to buy tickets very soon and appreciate your prayers on that as well.
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- Pastor Samuel & Charlotte
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- Inside the church we will attend
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- Our neighbourhood
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- Livingroom / Dining room area
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- Master Bedroom
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- One of our bathrooms
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- Storage Room
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- Little Boutique (store) near our home
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- Front of our Home
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That’s pretty hardcore! It must be so exciting though! And it’s weird that before long you’ll know that couple, that neighbourhood, that church, and that home… it’ll all be so familiar to you. Exciting stuff…
Hey! Cool to see your house. Your road out front looks just like all the roads here. Woohoo. I guess I thought with you ministry there being to run the guest house( at least that was what I thought!) that you would live at the guest house too. Is it nearby?
How cool that you get to have a glimpse of your new home now! It looks very colorful and exciting. Samuel and Charlotte look like very kind people too. I’m excited to read all about this new chapter in your lives. You live such adventurous lives!
@Chantelle: we will be living there while we are doing the NCLA course. Our plan is to run the guest house but that will come after NCLA
How excitting! It’s like God is giving you little reassurances that He is working out all the details, and that this IS what he wants for you! How encouraging of Him!!! =)
Wow! Your master bedroom is quite…TURQUOISE! I can’t wait to see how Debra uses her creativity to make it a retreat for the two of you! Love the photos of the new place. Your home looks very nice and it’s great that you can walk to your church. What a blessing to have a great family that will help you adjust when you arrive and need assistance.
Blessings
Heemskerk
@Jennifer Thanks for the comment! I too am excited to see what she does with that :)
I am glad everyone is feeling better, and it was so nice to talk to you the other day. It made me feel so much better to hear your voice. Grandpa and I are thinking of you always. Love, Grannie and Grandpa. xoxoxo
Grannie… you are hi-tech now. Can’t believe you are on internet!!!!!