January 4th, I finally received the administrative letter that I have been transferred to serve with CABTAL officially from Yaounde. This news brought a lot of immediate changes to us as a family. We had to make very quick but now confirmed decisions. We have been making plans to send Caritas and Marie to Yaounde to school there but we had a hard time finding a boarding school for them or someone to house both of them for us even in the meantime. So the new of the transfer just confirms that God wants us to move at this time. As we planned to travel on Saturday the 5th, we heard word that there is going to be a ghost town beginning that Saturday until Wednesday. We were really disturbed because if I don't leave for Yaounde immediately, I will miss my flight to Burkina Faso on Tuesday the 8th. A friend advised that we leave very early that Saturday and we finally left Bamenda at 6:30 AM. We were going and observing the road and felt very very safe once we crossed from the NW region to the West region (from English speaking soil to French speaking soil).
We praise God for guiding us out safely because later on, we heard at least one vehicle was burnt down to ashes as they tried driving in town. It was a very long ride to Yaounde but we made if safely in one piece. We were highly welcomed to our apartment in CABTAL. We had been offered this to be there for 2 to 3 weeks while looking for a place of our own. This was a very beautiful apartment with a very nice view of the Eastern part of Yaounde. Our girls really enjoyed staying at the guest house and got a good reading spot outside amidst the fresh air and beautiful view.
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| Picking rice to cook |
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| Lilian had gone back to Yaounde so the girls are taking care of the house |
On Monday, we got admission for our girls in a school nearby and paid all the tuition. The head teacher was kind enough to reduce a little bit so that we will not pay the full amount. This was very good for us as we had paid a huge sum too in Bamenda. They are really settling down well in school and making new friends.
While I left for Burkina Faso the following day, my wife continued looking for a house for us. This was a very difficult experience for her for two weeks but finally, the Lord led us into a very beautiful house. We finally got a contract done, had electricity and water setup and we are in there now. We are really enjoying the premises. The site is really good and accessible. We are only battling with mosquitoes. Our things also arrived safely from Bamenda. Parking from our house and my office was done all in my absence. My wife did an amazing job with the help of my brother Terence and my colleague Eliot.
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| Our house in Yaounde. We are on the 3rd floor |
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| This is our street. Our house is number 212 |
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