Arrival in Nigeria!

I (Audrey) am posting on Maggie's behalf.

Maggie arrived, as did her bags, in Nigeria on Saturday evening. Someone from the school was there to meet her as well as to lend a cell phone so she could call home to give a brief message of her arrival.

She called yesterday, giving me a little more information. Although her home has running water she says she's already lowered her standard of personal hygiene. She's already done some cooking and feels healthy at this point. With a quivering voice she said "I've never eaten so litle yet felt so satisfied."

Sunday morning her flat mate invited her to attend church. Maggie said that when she got into the car their driver was playing a Christian music CD. Sara Groves began to sing Maggie's favorite hymn, Come Thou Fount. Maggie said it was confirmation that God was with her and she was in the right place.

Her first day of school with the students is August 31st and is weighing heavily on her. She is unsure of books, supplies, etc. that she'll have to work with.

Internet is expensive and hard to come by. Both the school and her home rely on a generator for electricity. At this point Maggie does not feel she'll have internet access very often and hopes to get a cell phone of her own. Others have been gracious in lending their cells on the two occasions she's contacted us.

Maggie said it's going to take time to adjust to her new life...and the red ants that live in her home.