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Monthly Archives: August 2010 Joy will be my African name. I have grown tired of trying to help people pronounce Mandie…Meddy…Maddy…Marie…Manny. They get confused and it makes me sad to not have people remember my name. These past few weeks, I have introduced myself to people as Joy and received the most beautiful responses. Many people smile and repeat…  https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=MPA3T7CNZ67YW Share on Facebook It takes a long time to fall asleep in Africa. At least, that is my conclusion after my first two nights here. It’s very dark, very quiet and very, very noisy. All of the noises that I am used to are missing. There is no dryer tumbling, no air conditioning humming, and no fan blowing….  As I’ve told many people, the two weeks of goodbyes leading up to my leaving for Africa were so precious and encouraging, but at the same time made it all the more painful to leave. I know that I am blessed with many, many friends all over the world who love me and who are… 
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