The Really Big Trip
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From feast to feast
And here we go again! Saturday was mostly a study day. Leslie and I had two Watchtower studies to do. One for this week and one to get ready for Monday night’s family study. Yikes! Then it was meeting time again. Remember the “Sunday” meeting here is Saturday at 5:00 pm. (Supper most nights is…
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A less Manic Monday
Today we did some shopping in the morning and service in the afternoon. It was mostly the grocery run this morning, like last week, but we also made a trip to the Cocody market. This is where we were trying to pick up a few things for souvenirs etc. Wow! Its a scary event. The…
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Safety First!
We, in Canada – especially in smaller areas, take safety for granted. We lock our doors – if we remember – and occasionally pay attention to a “boil water” notice on the radio. No big deal. In the cities we pay attention a little more, perhaps not walking alone at night. Here safety is a…
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A Long, Hot Day
Another big service day! Up at 6:00 am, breakfast at 6:30, text & Bible reading at 7:00. Out the door at 8:00. Home for lunch & siesta at 1:00 pm out the door again by 3:00. Finally home for showers and supper at 7:00. Quite the day! We are seeing more of what the territory…
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Where’s the Beef (been)?
Another hot, humid day. Serious sweat going on. And Marvin kept me going until 7:30 tonight! I finally got a chance to start a study! We only did 3 doors this morning before heading off to studies. The last door I tried. Two woman answered the door in spite of the fact that I woke…
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In the Heat of the Night
After a couple of long, hot service days we were looking forward to a nice night, sleeping in and regathering strength. We were all invited to John & Mandy’s room to play dice last night. We had a good time and then crawled off to our nice cool room and collapsed in sleep. About 1…
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A Cookin’ and A Cleanin’
Cooking and cleaning in a missionary home is quite an experience. They run a tight ship here! Each couple has a cook day. More couples, more cook days.The meal is served at noon (12:30ish) and then the cleaning takes place around the cooking and some in the afternoon. The meal is no small task. Since…
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Nothing for Granted
Just back from the meeting. It is Saturday night, but we just had the ‘Sunday’ meeting. hmmm. Tomorrow is a big service day, but its Sunday. hmmm. Totally out of my element. Take nothing for granted. For example, a mostly empty hall at the first song, does not mean most are missing. We started tonight…
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The Last Sunday
Its sad to be counting off the last days. Yesterday was a Big day! In the morning I went with Marvin on four (yes 4) studies! We didn’t even have time for door to door. By the time we got to the last study we had to take a local taxi to get there in…
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On a Cellular Level
There is a great deal of poverty here. People live in conditions that we would think impossible. The very poor live under conditions that should kill them (and probably do), but even the average person has very little by our standards. Still, most manage to have a television. Not the 42″ plasmas that most Canadians…
by jimt