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Greetings from Mango!! Thank you so much for your prayers for the move. God has really given much grace in the move and the adjustment of leaving the south. things in the house are progressing. It was so nice to have Beky and Akouwa come with me and help me get settled. They did a ton, even though it was a challenge not having any where to put things as there is not any storage built in the house, no cupboards or closets etc. It is hard to imagine, but houses here are not usually built with cupboards and closets. So you learn to be creative. Hopefully kitchen cabinets will be installed this week.

I am thankful for the house. You can see the attached photo. I praise God for the gifts that made it possible to get the roof on which will help alot to keep off the hot sun and also for installing windows. I had my first party last week, inviting all the missionaries that are here in Mango to thank them for their help to get me moved. They cleaned my house and had everything moved in before I even arrived. They have been a great help. I would like to introduce you to the group of missionaries: Tim and Esther Neufeld are the team leader and have been in Togo for awhile. Peter and Janice Maybury are finishing the first term and are church planters , they have two children Ben and Victoria. Alain and Katherine Niles are here in the first term and are church planters as well, and are first time parents just giving birth to Camille a few weeks ago. It is fun to have a baby around. Randy and Lisa Young, and their two teenagers Mallorie and Jonathan. Randy

is helping with the construction project and are here until 2011. Ted and Diane Weinberg are here overseeing all the construction of the hospital. Also Becky Courliss is a single and Anna Chubb a short term Mk teacher. Please pray for this team that God has brought to Mango.

The people of Mango are so nice and welcoming. I had a woman come and welcome me a few days ago, her name is Pierrette. It is so nice to live in a neighborhood with people around. My house is across the street from a water pump. People come to buy a bucket or bowl of water. I have met the lady who stays there all day to run it, Please pray for Madina and her two children. Each day I go to greet her and have met several other people coming and going. The other day a teenage girl stuck her head inside my gate to check things out. She introduced herself as well, her name is Zofala. So I am very excited about being able to meet people and starting developing relationships.

The big adjustment is the heat. Right now it is starting to get warm so if you want some warmth come to Mango. Yesterday it was 96 at 9pm at night!!! So I will leave it to your imagination to know what it was during the day!! You learn to take a short rest in the afternoon and praise God for swamp coolers. They blow cool air in one place so it helps alot at night.

We have our first team coming to help with the construction. Two buildings are already going up and they will be helping put on trusses. Pray that they will tolerate the heat and God would protect them.

I am also thankful that I have been able to go to the Tamberma church the last two Sundays. It is fun to be able to be there more often. And it is encouraging to see many people there, kids and adults. Please pray for me was a start doing a ladies study once a month and also encouraging the teen girls.

Please continue to pray for a language helper as I would like to start studying soon. And also for a Togolese woman to live with me. That God would make it clear who these woman should be.

Please continue to pray that I would love the people of Mango and that they would see Christ in me. I am excited to see what God will do in the days ahead.

For His glory in Mango,

Cindy

 


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