Pastèque
Today we went to a local “fruit market.” We bought a bunch of great stuff, grapefruit, mandarine oranges, mangoes, bananas and a watermelon (or pastèque). We were pretty sure the watermelon would be a hit with the kids… here are a few pictures and videos to prove! I love it when cameras catch funny faces! [...]
Read onCaca water!
Life is always an adventure here in Dakar! Today was NO exception!!! We are lovers of adventure. We love it when God puts adventure into our lives. Living in Canada every now and then we would slide off the road from the snow storms…. we always got a thrill from the adventures! Today is our [...]
Read onOur new lemon!
Check out this sweet ride! Its our new ride! =) God has blessed us with a car. We are so excited to finally be car owners again. We were not planning on getting a car so soon. But the Lord laid it on our hearts and here we are! Its a 1997 Citroen Saxo. I [...]
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Yesterday was Wednesday. Our family day. On Wednesdays we have no class, no one scheduled to be at our house. No scheduled Bible studies… So we have claimed Wednesday to be our family day. Usually we use that day just to relax at home and get things done that we had been needing to do [...]
Read onOur newest classmate!
Emmaus decided that he wanted to join in on our French session on Friday. =)
Read onHappy Father’s Day!
Happy Father’s Day to the most incredible father in the entire universe! We love you so much! Canaan Joshua, March 19, 2006 Charles Emmaus, November 25, 2008 God has truly blessed us beyond measure! We could never survive without you! You are always leading us to the Lord and always taking incredible care of us. [...]
Read onHaircuts!
All three boys needed haircuts! So this morning I decided to finally try my 110V buzzers on our transformer. Most American items take 110 volts but also 60 hertz. Here in Senegal the power is 220 volts and 50 hertz. We have voltage stabilizers in most of our rooms, which protect whatever is plugged in [...]
Read onThe shipment is here!
Back in September, when we were in Guinea, we had a nasty bout of malaria. Canaan, Emmaus and Debra… all down and out with it. It was a tough and trying time. We had only been in Guinea for 5 weeks and didn’t feel very settled yet. After that, we talked a lot with our [...]
Read onHappy 28th Birthday Daddy!!!
Happy birthday Norman! We love you so much. You are our hero. You rescue us each and everyday and you take incredible care of us. None of us could ask for better. You are an incredible father, husband, son, friend and best of all follower of God! Thank you for being the leader and being [...]
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