Stories from life in Niger
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This past week one of our guards (Mohammed) had a new baby boy. Well actually it was his wife who did all the work, but you know what I mean! Normally in the maternity wards here in Niger you are in and out in the same day! However, the
Since we have been so busy finishing off a big project proposal these days and Paul is working hard on a water well forms project, I thought I would at least post a few pics of life to show what we are up to! Paul’s language class room and
Fred was kind enough to remind me I forgot to post one of our funnest shots! At night after the kids were all sleeping we sat around the fire. I had brought out 2 packs of sparklers to use for Ophelia’s birthday cake, but we had only used one
This past weekend we had a chance to go on a wonderful get-a-way with a few friends. After several very long and full work weeks, we needed a little bit of R ‘n R and this was the perfect chance! Our friends (A French family and a Belge couple) were
Last week we had an opportunity to go the Giraffe Reserve Park about an hour outside of Niamey. Last time we went was December of 2008, so i was due for a return trip! As always, the animals did not disappoint! These are all mostly un-edited shots since I am
Since I am still working away on my big project, I thought I would send you two little pictures of the day. This is my new friend. I cannot pronounce her name! Quite often when I go to visit Miriama every Tuesday for the morning, this young woman is there.
Just a quick note today so you see I am still here! I am in the midst of working on a big project proposal and will hopefully have exciting news to share with you in the weeks to come. Please pray for stamina to get it researched, put together,
As some of you know, we hosted a party here a few days ago for the women involved in our hut class project. I wasn’t sure how many were going to show up, how much food to make, etc. But in the end it all worked out even better than
Since this last month leading up to the holidays has been very busy, I thought I would put together another pictorial of events to save you all the reading! Merry Christmas to all of you and I hope you had a wonderful holidays with people you cherish!
On Saturday night we had out team Christmas Party here in Niamey. We all gathered at the Cheung household to enjoy good food, good laughs and great people! We even had a few special guests join us – our friend Pierre from Quebec who is just returning home today from
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