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October 2009 Newsletter

We finished this newsletter a few weeks ago but it was delayed because of all the recent activity. We’re really enjoying the time we have right now to catch up on things like this. Hope you enjoy! (Refresh your page if the newsletter image is from our May 2009 newsletter)

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Let the Travelling Commence!

I thought that it’d be a long time before I was boarding another airplane, but here we are again. We have been here in Guinea for almost three months now. It’s difficult to leave after that amount of time because we feel like we are just getting started and at the same time enough time [...]

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Important Announcement

Dear Friends and Family Greetings from Guinea! Many of you have probably heard about recent events that have taken place in Guinea. On September 28th, a march and rally organized by those in opposition to the current government were held in Conakry. Government security forces responded with force against the assembled crowd, resulting in a [...]

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Guinean Wedding Crashers

Last Saturday we had the opportunity to visit no less than TWO Guinean weddings. The funniest part was that we didn’t know the bride and groom at either wedding. We went with our pastor, Samuel Kondano who knew the first couple though not the second. I enjoyed the second wedding much more than the first. [...]

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Canaan’s Nasty Fall

Two days ago Canaan was pushing around a toy around the living room when suddenly the toy slipped out from infront of him and his face slammed into the tile floor. Blood was flowing and we were certain that he had lost a tooth or two. Thankfully, he still has all his teeth, albeit a [...]

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Recent Unrest in Guinea

Many of you have probably heard of the recent in unrest in Guinea, below is the press release from New Tribes Mission: ————————— The situation is calm but tense after a march and rally this week in Conakry, Guinea. Monday’s demonstration was organized by those in opposition to the current government. Government security forces responded [...]

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