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Letters from Rwanguba – November 2, 1985

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While we were missionaries in Africa, we sent letters from Rwanguba, a village in DRC (formerly known as Zaire), to our families in the States several times a month. My mom, knowing the letters would be like a time-capsule, saved them for us. So glad … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Letters from Africa Tagged With: DRC, Goma, hepatitis, malaria, missionaries, Zaire

A Resignation Letter

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During our first term as missionaries in the village of Rwanguba, in the DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly known as Zaire,) I wrote a resignation letter. Not really. But I sure wanted to. So I poured my frustrations into a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coping with Life Tagged With: Dance of the Hours, Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, filaria, Hello Faddah, Hello Muddah, home office, malaria, missionary, Poncielli, Rutshuru, Rwanguba, Zaire

Hi, Reader. Glad you're here. I'm Norma Nill, a psych nurse-systems analyst-turned-writer as well as a master of typos. I live with my husband in the Pacific Northwest (USA) and enjoy connecting with people from all over the world, in person and online. Learn More

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