Missionary life is full of changes and
transitions. Even when we ourselves stay put for a while, we always have
missionary colleagues coming and going, and anyway, it is rare that
we stay in the village for more than two months running. What with
mission meetings in Parakou and administrative obligations in
Cotonou, we find ourselves travelling often within Benin.
This summer (now I'm using European
terms!) we wanted to take holidays in France and England to see our
families. We are planning to work for 4 years in Benin, followed by a
full year in France (with some visits to England), but 4 years seemed
far too long for our children not to see Europe and our families, and
difficult for us too! So now that we are 2 years into the 4, we took
holiday time from this last year and the coming year so that we could
spend 5 weeks with our families.
We feel like quite a nomadic family,
and our kids never seem too upset by changes in their environment or
the travelling itself (for which we are very grateful!).
We are coming up to the end of our time
in France, and have very much enjoyed it! A few photos:
Family walks
Happy grandmother!
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