Ok, first of all, the title of this blog means “Hello! How are you?” It’s in ‘Hausa’, the local language, which I am currently trying to learn. I’m picking it up slowly but I know the most important phrases such as “ I don’t understand”. I might be starting Hausa lessons tomorrow.Work has been going really well. I’m enjoying working with the kids in the speech therapy department and I’m learning a lot at the same time. Since I began working at Open Doors, I have already seen g
reat improvements in the speech of some of the children I work with, which is very encouraging. I am now getting more involved at the school and recently started to lead worship at the kid’s devotions in the afternoons. I do this along with a Nigerian member of staff and some of the kids. Today I had a great experience at school. I carried a bucket of water on my head like a Nigerian woman!!! Check out the picture! My next task is to actually to get the water from the well.I went back to Gyero Care Centre on Saturday to spend some time with the boys. I had things to do in the morning, so unfortunately I couldn’t stay at Gyero for very long but I am going back next week.
Since I last wrote to my blog, there has been another answer to prayer. I said that I wanted to go to EMS a couple of afternoons a week (It’s a school for Nigerian missionary kids). There is a great need there but I am not allowed to travel there alone due to safety reasons. A guy called Emmanuel, who is also out here with ‘Mission Africa’ just arrived a week ago. He has offered to go to EMS with me. He will do sports with half of the kids while I teach music, help with choir etc. Emmanuel had been waiting a long time for his Visa, so we are thankful to God that he has now arrived, so many people have been praying. I just found out tonight that Micah has got his Visa, so he is travelling to Nigeria on Saturday. He will be working at Open Doors and apparently he is also willing to go to EMS with me to help with music. There are over 100 kids there so it's great that I am going to have so much help. Thank you to all those that have been praying.
More prayer points:
- Please pray for my health. I have already had a throat infection. I have recovered now but please pray that God would keep me strong so that I can fight any allergies and infections.
- There are going to be a lot of changes in our house soon. Two girls leave on the 2nd December and then two more leave mid December, leaving just 2 of us until February. It’s not going to be easy seeing people leaving, because I have been used to being on teams before, where you arrive and leave together, so please pray for this over these next few weeks.
Thanks,
Sai anjima, (Goodbye for now)
Lynsey
