Settling in

Just a quick update this morning…. We continue to have connection issues, largely due to sharing a single phone line (and dialup connection) with 30+ other volunteers, so if we are slow to respond to emails, it’s not because we are purposely ignoring you!

It is Wednesday morning, January 24, another misty morning, as most are here this time of year. We still haven’t heard the results of Canada’s federal election, but hopefully will when I connect to send this. But we did hear the more important news that our good friends Mike & Debbie had a baby girl! This baby is truly a Godsend, and we wish we were there to see & hold her. I was somewhat surprised at the strength of my own emotions when I heard the news, probably because our journey and the Wiebe’s journey have been closely linked over the past year.

Speaking of strong emotions, the volunteer team here has been on edge recently because of an armed robbery of one of the staff members. There have been security issues in the past, but many feel like this one dialed it up a notch…certainly it dialed up the level of concern as volunteers are taking extra precautions. Please pray for the staff & volunteers, for all the children, and for us too. I’m reminded today that our struggle is not against flesh & blood…

Our lives are busy with our volunteer tasks and family responsibilities. Preschool startup has taken more of my energy & time that I would have wished, but hopefully it will get better. And Cathy’s community outreach tasks have been quite a challenge as well…I’ll let her describe her “job” in a subsequent blog. Transportation is never easy, as vehicles must be booked in advance, and are often in short supply. But we are slowly acclimatizing to our situation here, and learning to take such minor problems in stride.

Dan