Thank you for the emails and gentle reminders that I have to update you again. I moved into Yei last Wednesday and have been settling into my new home ever since. After the mass accommodation of Goli, having my own space, including kitchen and bathroom, is pure luxury. The house is fantastic and I also have a really nice helper, a lady called Margaret.I started work with Across on Monday and things are going well there. The Sudanese staffs are really nice and everybody makes me feel welcome. Right now I learn a lot of computer skills for a programme called Ventura Publisher (VP), which is a book-editing software that the Sudan Literature Centre uses (which is run by Across). I am editing Christian materials for publishing on Sudanese church history and TEE programmes (theological education by extension). I will also have Juba Arabic lessons twice a week starting in 2 weeks.
I will be flying to Nairobi on Monday the 7th of May to the 21st for or
ientation at the Across headquarters and for some in-house training on proposal writing – I hope that it will also be a little bit of a break since the last few weeks have been quite taxing. Moving into Yei was quite a major change and I found the last two weeks rather difficult also because I don’t really know anybody here and return to an empty house every day. I hope that will change over the next few weeks.Here are a few prayer points for the next weeks:
1. the Nairobi trip: Please pray that everything will go well at the Across HQs and that I can also get some rest during those two weeks.
2. Living in Yei: Please pray that God will really open up friendships and that I will not feel that alone anymore.
3. Working with Across: Please pray that I find into my work quickly and that I can be an asset to the Across team.
Thank you for your constant prayers and financial support.
