LIFE STORY -EUROPE -THEN AFRICA - Continue

 But more changes were ahead. In 2000 we were assigned to Cote d'Ivoire, in West Africa. Then in November 2002, because of civil war, we were evacuated to Sierra Leone. And 11-year civil war there had just ended. It was difficult to leave Cote d'Ivoire so abruptly. However, the lessons we learned had helped us to keep our joy.

We focused on the productive territory and on our loving brothers and sisters, who had endured years of war. They were materially poor, but they wanted to share what they had. One sister offered Debbie some clothes. When Debbie hesitated to accept, the sister insisted, saying: "During the war, brothers in other lands supported us. Now it's our turn to help." We made it our goal to imitate their example. 

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