Another nice cool morning! Today was our big trip to the market. It was essentially a giant flea market. Among the more exotic items were snake heads, various animal parts ..... flip flops, hardware items, clothes and food ...... you name it! After returning home we worked on April's new curtains (hung on the rods created by Nestor -- see Monday's post.)
Brett and I spent the afternoon with Jean Mari from the Lassa Tchou church. We got a tour of the village and learned a lot about their farming techniques, including making cheese from soybeans. Jean Mark is quite and entrepreneur according to Brett. He actually had a compound -- several mud huts for different purposes (sleeping, cooking, etc.) His most prized possession seemed to be his well. The missionary team is trying to help the Kabiye people with wells. They make life much easier and healthier. Jean Mari and his wife have no children of their own, but they take in numerous orphans. He has a goal to build a place to house more orphans and a place to have children's Bible classes on Sunday As Brett said, "He's a mover and shaker." He's also a good brother in Christ.
(The young lady in the top photo is a 13 year old orphan who was taken in by Jean Mari and his wife.)
In the evening we went to the Millers for team worship -- this time only adults. We all sang and shared things that were on our hearts. These four families are the "real deal."
Impressions / observations
1. Today we went to the bridge where Brett's first truck was wrecked by their mechanic who was joyriding. At the time it seemed (to me at least) that Satan was attacking them as they tried to get their ministry under way. Instead, God was glorified and B and A were blessed. A friend of Brett has someone who operates a foundation which helped them get and new truck -- one much more suitable for their needs.
2. It occurred to me today that Jean Mari would be surrounding God's throne and praising Him for eternity one day. God will gather together all His children -- whether they lived in comfort in Franklin, TN, or in abject poverty in Togo, West Africa. We will all be the same to HIM.
3. I'm becoming convinced that we should channel our resources for missions to Africa and other Third World nations where the gospel has literally never been heard. The people of these nations are very receptive to Jesus.
Time to go to bed. Did I mention that it's HOT???? The blessing is the nice cool mornings.
Good Night.....
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