(picture of Solvigs {on the right} with Thelanders)Solvigs left this past Wednesday! They will be sorely missed; Libreville has been their home for 13 years. Tough goodbyes!
Went to Bongolo for three days… a day’s drive… a very fast drive! Down dirt roads with lots of holes! Lisa gave me a tour of the hospital… they do a lot with a little!
(picture of lady at Bongolo cooking rice - I love her smile)
(picture of Bongolo Hospital)
How cool is it that when I’m trying to learn a language and teach a language a linguist turns up and teaches us the most effective ways of learning a language! We also talked about the different sounds in each language… did you know that most languages don’t distinguish between an “R” and an “L”? And then there are other languages with words that sound exactly the same but only the pitch makes the words different.
Spent some time one morning with Mama Collette at the library at the CMA Bible School just up the road. She is great at working with you to speak French she speaks slowly so you understand her and then helps you with words.
Meredith is definitely a cat person, they love her… she loves them.
(picture of Meredith with domino)
Do you think we can change her to be a dog lover? Well one of these puppies is going to try! We are getting a dog; a Rottweiler and Doberman mix! Should be big, but the parents were nice and the owner said they were good with her children. Here’s a picture of the cute puppies…
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