The countdown has begun! One month left!!!
Wow, can it be true? One month from today we will be headed off to Senegal, West Africa! Â We are so excited to get back into the swing of things over there. Soon as we get back we will start right back into our language and culture learning. We will likely be doing classes each [...]
Read onHe is on his last flight!
Yeah! Norm will be home this evening. He is currently flying somewhere between Paris and California. I was able to talk to him for a while, while he was at the airport in Paris. He was quite tired, but he was able to find the long comfy lounge chairs they have there. Hopefully he was [...]
Read onHe is in Paris!
I just talked to Norm and he is safely in Paris. He now has an 8 hour layover! He is so wishing to be home now, instead of all this traveling! We are so excited to have him home soon! We looked to see if they had any flights that came in sooner, which they [...]
Read onHe is sitting on the airplane!
I just got off the phone with Norm and he is sitting on the plane, ready for his first flight! The goodbyes were hard but good. All of the checking in and security check points went well. He sounds a little tired… but that is to be expected. He said it felt really nice to [...]
Read onYou were prayed for!
Last night before supper the prayer group from our church in Enta came over to pray for my travels, our move to Senegal and all of the other things going on. I have to tell you, it was very encouraging! I appreciated that their prayers were very God focused, talking about his attributes, characteristics and [...]
Read onMission Accomplished!
One of my goals for this trip to Guinea was to sort and pack up our belongings before sending them on a flight to Senegal. Let me tell you, it was a lot of work! Thankfully, that is done and over with. On Monday we took everything to the airport where it was stored until [...]
Read onSent!
There is one week left of my time here in Guinea! Thankfully, the biggest task is finished. On Tuesday I took our packed belongings to the Conakry airport to send them on a short flight to Dakar, Senegal. It’s been a lot of work of hot, early mornings but it is now completed. It was [...]
Read onSong that encouraged me this Sunday
This Sunday at church they sang two songs in a row that really meant a lot to me. We have really gone through a whirlwind of stuff lately… and sometimes it leaves us wanting to ask God, “WHY???” But every time I started to think that He reminded me of so many verses in the [...]
Read onYour Impact
Since our departure from Guinea late last October our home church, Bethel Bible Chapel in Shelburne, Ontario has been collecting donations and sending them to Pastor Samuel and his church in Enta-Fassa, Conakry. It’s been exciting to see the results of these gifts first hand! Last month Pastor Samuel was able to buy a motorcycle. [...]
Read onHe has landed!
I haven’t heard from Norm yet… but as the picture above show… he has landed in Conakry! I wish these flight status things were a little more personal… haha. “Your husbands flight has landed safe and sound! He is doing great and had a good flight. Now you don’t have to worry!” Haha! Anyway, I [...]
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