The End or the Beginning?

The week of February 24 we took a break from life in Ziguinchor and stayed in Bourofaye—a quiet village just north of the Guinea Bissau border. We really enjoyed the tranquility of Bourofaye: no mosque prayer calls, no loud music playing in the streets, and no mice in our bedrooms.

Our time in Bourofaye was VERY low-key (a little too low-key for my liking). During the day we went exploring, read, took naps, played cards, etc. In the afternoons we did Open Airs in various villages near where we were staying. We made the most of our lack of Internet and electricity by playing flashlight tag and enjoying bonfires and stargazing almost every night. Folks, never have I ever done me better stargazing than in Bourofaye. God is so amazing!

The week of March 3 (last week), we said our final goodbyes to our friends in Zig, cleaned the homestead, packed, and took a very choppy ferry ride from Zig to Dakar.

And tonight, my friends, tonight I begin my journey home. Due to visa issues Anna, Alex, Peter, and I will not be returning to St. Paul for debriefing, but instead have rescheduled our flights home. I'd love your prayers for our travels. Please pray for safety and God's favor, especially while we're in transit in the Marseille airport, that we wouldn't run into any trouble with customs.

We've been an emotional bunch of late; home is sounding preeeety good, but we don't want to be parted from each other. During our grand adventure God has taught us about himself and given us so many amazing experiences which have shaped the way we view life. Now God's sending us out to share his truth and our experiences with others. Parting ways seems like the end to our adventure, but really, it's a beautiful beginning.