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Home sweet home<\/p><\/div>\n

We have settled back in, having come home to a hot meal with our missionary colleagues, a clean house, and a good night\u2019s sleep in our own bed.\u00a0 We look forward to plenty of catching up with friends and ministry, and of course there\u2019s always the adjustment back into 3 languages; Sango and Fulfulde mainly and a bit of French on the side, complete with lots of goofs to laugh about.<\/p>\n

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Benoit & Roy, catching up after 4 months’ absence<\/p><\/div>\n

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