Our First Week in Niger!

We have made it through our first week in Niger. We have enjoyed this time of adjustment to Nigerien culture. Our home is about a 10 to 15 minute walk to SIL where we are working. There are lots of people on the streets for us to practice our greetings in French. Overall we are settling in well. We learned to make yogurt from scratch this week. Lornel made 1 batch and I made 2. This week there was a conference called the FHP going on all week at the SIL center where we are working. FHP stands for Fulfulde Harmonization Project. There were translators from Nigeria, Senegal, Benin, Burkina Faso, and Niger all of which are working on translating the Bible into different dialects of Fulfulde. Western Fulfulde is the language in which I will be working on a dictionary.

Prayer requests:

• Lornel to settle into a good sleeping schedule (She has consistently not slept well since arriving. There is a six hour time difference. The temperature could also be a factor as it is also usually averages about 80 degrees in our bedroom at night)

• For Lornel and I to learn more French so we can better communicate with people we meet
• Pray for the Fulfulde Translators as they return to their countries

Praises:

• We had a safe and pleasant trip to Niger
• We have met a lot of kind believers since we have been here both Nigerien and Expats