| | The epic Christmas party went off without a hitch, (largely thanks to the lovely ladies of Tioga FBC who helped from afar!) We ended up buying 3 kilos of peanuts to make sauce to pour over about 9 kilos of sheep and goat meat with 10 kilos of rice!! We estimate about 90 people came!, (with just a handful of crashers...the more the merrier). My missionary neighbor, Mike, shared the Christmas story, and I can think of at least three seekers who were listening intently. Please pray for Zakaria, Allasan, and Adema. Pray they may respond to the tugging they feel in their souls to pursue Emmanuel.
Here's my neighbor, Mike, telling the Christmas story.
Here's Adema, who came with his two wives, listening intently.
Here's Oumou with the giant pots that hold the sauce and rice our friends made for the party ... (you didnt think I cooked, did you??)
I have about three weeks left here, guys. I have a lot of work still to do in the office, and of course, lots of goodbyes. God has been blessing me with some good closure on some relationships. But as I leave, I really need your prayers as I prepare what to say. I want to leave my friends, especially those who don't know JC, with an unforgettable sense that they have encountered Christ through me. I know they have heard the Gospel, and now I leave them in the hands of the Holy Spirit to help them respond to the life-changing Message. Please pray for all my goodbyes to be truly sweet and meaningful.
Also, please pray as I'm Finishing some office work. We're putting together one more GoWestAfrica magazine before I leave. Pray I can be diligent in the office and get all my stories ready to go!
So many of you have been asking about my future. Well, it's a big black void right now. I could use your prayers! I'm exploring some possibilities, mostly in writing, but the bottom line is that I just don't know. I'll leave here Feb. 1 and go to a conference in Virginia until Feb. 9. Then, I have a plane ticket to El Paso and ...
Here are the people I'll be saying goodbye to...
Sarah-O with baby Haziz on her back, waving from her courtyard where she lives. I visit her about every week. She likes the Bible stories, and I'd like to leave her with the last story of the Resurrection.
Here are my dear girls Oumou and Fatimata in our party clothes. Fatimata is a wise friend, but not a seeker. Oumou has recently started following JC, but boy issues are getting in the way right now. (Ah, boy issues!)
Here's the girls at the market (including Fatimata and Oumou) where I go visit every week. They're a riot!
Here's my dear counselor and friend, Louise (in the white shirt). She has helped me learn French and guides me through cultural conundrums in a Godly way. I went to visit her family for Christmas and it somehow erupted into a dance party! Good times! We're with Louise's daughter and sister.
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