It's a new year

Bonjour! Comment Ca va? Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a memorable new year celebration, but mostly I hope that everyone has a new year filled with hope, love, and excitement. I hope this is a year of new beginnings and many memories.

This Christmas I went back to Spruce Grove then spent time in Lethbridge with my mom, step dad, sisters and their families, my auntie Laura and my grandma. I then spent the new year in Fort Mac with Trevor and his family. It was a great holiday. I learned that I cannot skate on ice that is slanted and bumpy... especially with hockey skates on which I had never worn previously. I also got to watch Fred Penner live - "The cat came back the very next day..."

With the help of my mom I was also to purchase a laptop for myself so now I can do my work at normal speed and have this tool for future work instead of working at the speed of a handicapped snail, which is what I was doing with my other computer.

I am now back in Calgary getting ready to start classes again... but first I have to finish my accreditation stuff. I could really use prayer in this, I need to get all of my references back and fill out a few more pages still.

I have been getting regular updates from Guinea and would love for those of you who pray to continue to live Guinea up in your prayers. They are going on strike on Wednesday and are asking for a new president before they will go back to work. Pray for safety, for a solution to their problems, and that doors will not be closed to the missionaries there. On a positive note, Colette got the radio station up and running. She has programs in I think 3 national languages and in French. If you feel like listening in on the radio whether you understand or not this is the link: http://familiafm.streamonfiber.com/player/java/index.php?username=familiafm&stream=24k She said that the french is on first thing in the morning there (so in the middle of the night here) and then it is between the programs in every other language. Thanks for praying with me!