We have been here 3 weeks now, the exciting phase seems to be coming to an end and this is our life now for a year. We are finding it a challenge to adapt to community life and to understand what is expected of us and if we should try to negotiate things. I think much of our difficulties are to do with us being used to having our freedom and our spare time.
Anydy is riding his bike to and from Amaudo and i can now go round in a slow circle on a bike, i do not really fancy riding on the roads here.
We drank some guiness the other day. ehcih was a welcomed treat and i have discovered i like NIgerian Larger.
Andy has been finding the food a challenge and does not want to eat a lot of food.
We are going to try to arrange what jobs needing doing here for the trip in the summer.
Our jobs are going ok, but there is so much to do, and little rest sometimes.
Missing you all, but can now make an english cup of tea.
Please continue to pray for us and gettting involved with a local chirch, our wish but in conflict with Amaudo, and making some more friends, though there are people who have really blessed us.
Hazel and Andy
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- Hazel and Andy
- We are both people who love God and having God as central to who we are and what we become. We are about to go to Nigeria to be volunteers in a mental health project called Amaudo. We plan to stay there for a year. Andy will be working as a finance officer and myself Hazel as an occupational therapist with children with learning difficulties
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It sounds like you are having a tough time. I guess it was bound to happen at some point but that doesn't make it any easier. You will definitely come through the other side with a wealth of experience behind you.
p.s. I leave the UK on 30th March so not long now...
Hi Hazel and Andy,
I can understand all the culture shock stuff from when I first arrived in Togo - the food, people, culture, environment etc take time to adjust to and to get used to... but focus on what you do enjoy and find ways to escape and relax a bit. That may mean a bit of 'Yovo' (white person)stuff (finding a shop where they sell 'Western goods', a posh hotel swimming pool, chocolate, finding other expats in the area etc.) Getting into God's word and a bit of worship always helped me. Praying for you to settle, make good friends, be a blessing and be blessed. Trust that God will provide all you need physically, spiritually, emotionally etc.
love Sarah Prestwich
Hello Hazel & Andrew,
Your last post appears as a contrast to that which came before; it seems that the reality of Nigeria has kicked in hard. I'm sorry to hear that Andrew has been discouraged by the food and that you have little time to relax. The philosopher Nietzsche said, 'that which fails to kill us makes us stronger'; sometimes I wonder about the extent of this man's suffering. Perhaps he lacked sensitivity when devising his aphorisms. This post may look strange as I have constructed it using e-prime. Good luck.
Hi Andy and Hazel,
Thinking of you and praying for you.
With love Dawn and James
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