Jon and Angela Button Just another weblog 
At the end of July, we will finally be on our way to Mozambique! We are so excited to land in the country where we plan to do our official ministry: church-planting. There is so much to do as we anticipate our departure- pack our immediate necessities, ship the rest of our belongings, get vaccinations and other preventative medications, say our goodbyes to another group of wonderful friends we have made, and, yet again, more paperwork for visas, only this time they are for Mozambique.
One thing we find extra exciting about our intended arrival is that we will be paired with a Mozambican host family. It is through this family that we will learn what life in Africa is like and try to model their way of going about things. For instance, where should we do our shopping? How should we get around the city? How should we relate to people? What is the proper way to greet and take our leave? What are the dangers that we should avoid?
In the past, a fellow missionary was the one to show the new missionary around, but this insider view is meant to help the new missionary assimilate to the culture with more ease, get practical and appropriate help in everyday living, give more language practice and get the missionary introduced and accepted into the community.
Please be praying with us as a host family is being selected before our arrival and for the relationship we will bond as our families come together.
