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We
hope you all experienced a very happy holiday
season. Ours was quiet here in Dagaraland, but
it was quite special, as it was Emma's first Christmas.
The month of December was full of ups and downs
healthwise, but as I write today, it looks like
everyone is on the mend. Please continue to pray
for our physical health, especially Emma's. Living
3 hours away from a reliable doctor is one of
the major drawbacks to living here in Burkina
Faso. Fortunately, we were all healthy on Christmas
day and we enjoyed a BBQ with our teammates, the
Carters. The weather has been warmer than normal
for this time of year, so we decided to have 4th
of July kind of Christmas. Our guesthouse is nearly
finished, and we are anxiously awaiting our first
guests due to arrive in February. The Hendrix
family, missionaries working in Lyon, France is
planning to spend several weeks with us. We are
also looking forward to having the Johnsons back
with us at the end of January. We pray that you
feel God's blessings this New Year.
Archie,
Mandy and Emma
Chankins'
Archived Newsletters
Andy
and Melissa Johnson
We
have had a wonderful month of December! We made
our second trip out to California to spend Christmas
with Melissa's family and got back to Texas in
time to celebrate the New Year with Andy's family.
We certainly enjoyed all the 'perks' of celebrating
the holidays in America, although it was at times
a little overwhelming for us!
The biggest news is our new puppy Toby! He is
a beautiful chocolate lab who will soon be experiencing
the culture shock of moving from America to Burkina
Faso. We are enjoying having him around the house,
and Andy's parents are having a great time with
their grandpuppy (although they are more than
ready to have a real grandchild!).
We have had a great furlough over these last couple
of months. We have been blessed beyond imagination
by our friends, family, and supporters. We've
enjoyed real-time television, football season,
fall leaves, great church singing, mall shopping,
barbeque, and a host of other treats. We are now
preparing to head back to our home in Burkina
Faso January 25 and are very excited about seeing
our teammates and Dagara friends and getting back
to work.
We'll be in Wichita Falls, TX, from now until
we leave (940-766-5374) -- we'd love to hear from
you!
Blessings.
Andy and Melissa
Johnsons'
Archived Newsletters
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| Aaron,
Andrea, and
Daniel Burk |
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We
have enjoyed
spending time
with our families
over the holidays.
Daniel had the
opportunity
of getting to
know his cousins
a little better,
and many of
the members
of our family
traveled so
that we could
be together
again for Christmas.
We also were
able to introduce
the members
of our parents'
home congregation
to their brothers
and sisters
in Christ, who
live in Dagara
land through
a presentation
that we made
there. We had
such an exciting
year watching
God raise up
churches among
the Dagara.
We cannot wait
to see what
he has in store
for 2005. We
will still be
with our family
in Texas for
most of the
rest of January.
If you would
like to see
us or talk to
us on the phone,
please email
us and we will
give you information
on how to contact
us.
May
the LORD Bless
You and Keep
You,
Aaron,
Andrea, and
Daniel Burk
Burks' Archived
Newsletters
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and Amy Carter
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At
this moment
the Carter
household
is FULL of
excitement.
The long awaited
well troupe
(six months
late) is arriving
in all their
glory (half
a dozen large
trucks) to
finish our
well. Life
in Dano will
be a totally
different
experience
with water.
The month
of December
has been full.
We have had
a time of
helpful reevaluation
of language
learning techniques.
With the help
of SIL we
found unknown
strengths
and new learning
methods that
will help
us as we stretch
for fluency
in Dagara.
We had the
joy of participating
in the area
wide prayer
meeting in
Ghana. It
was inspiring
to see a mature
national movement
that is multiplying
and growing
in God. We
also found
many goods
in Ghana that
we had been
missing. We
did have a
scare with
our dog, Daisy,
earlier this
week. Her
stomach was
bloated, she
wouldn't eat
or drink,
and she was
motionless.
We were concerned
she would
die. A vet
came out several
times, but
nothing helped.
We finally
called a vet
in the states
and found
out it was
just a bad
case of gas!
With his suggestion
we put a tube
in her stomach
to relieve
the pressure.
She is back
to her energetic
self. We also
had some friends
from the capital
stay with
us for the
New Year.
The people
of Dano were
in total shock
as we fired
some bottle-rockets.
The explosions,
lights, and
bursting colors
were definitely
more than
this town
had seen.
Chad
and Amy
Carters'
Archived Newsletters
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