Tuesday, May 9, 2017

She phoned to say that her dear husband had passed on to Glory.  His funeral is Friday in the village.  We immediately made plans to be there.  This friend married a man some 25 years older than her.  His first wife had died.  They had three wonderful years together and then his health failed.  These last five or so years have been difficult ones.  He has been in and out of the hospital.  But she stood with him faithfully, giving him the extra care his health required.  And now he is in Glory.  We will leave Shiloh early Thursday morning.  We're still working out the housing arrangements, but we will not sleep in the village.  Her house is full of his adult children.  The removal of the body and the burial will both take place on Friday.  Then Saturday morning we will head back down the mountain to Yaounde.  We were in the village for their wedding.  We will be back in the village to lay him to rest.  We are going to invite her to come down to Yaounde and spend some time with us when things settle down for her.  We have been good friends for many years.  She is a dear girl and a strong believer.

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