Hello friends and family,
We experienced our first taste of African church services
this morning. The guys went to a Fulani church service with Betty, a woman who
has dedicated most of 60 years to this minority ethnic group with Muslim
influence. These people suffer from
social rejection when dedicating their lives to Christ. Imagine singing songs
in a small block building, with about 20 adults and 15 children, filled with harmony
and words you are not familiar with, followed by a sermon in that same unknown
language with the occasional interruption of battling donkey noises or the open
metal door slamming against a rock in the wind. This is a glimpse of what we
experienced this morning. Betty was able to translate some of the sermon for us
which was centered on the characteristics of Jesus. Afterward we shared
communion with the baptized believers of the church. Did I forget to mention that it is common for
guests of the church to perform a couple songs for the rest of the
congregation?
The girls went to the French church of Mahadagah, which was
where some of the friends they met while making toh attend. Their service was
translated by Flo, one of the SIM missionaries.
Taking a day of rest, we were able to do some more exploring
of the town and terrain. Once again, a
couple of the local children volunteered themselves as tour guides. The seven
student members of the team were in search of a huge baobab tree, with the
rumor that the entire team would be able to fit inside. We found this to be
true as we tried to figure out how to enter the tree by squeezing ourselves
through the small entrance. Luckily we
found the tree to be without scorpions, snakes, or bees, but we're still hoping someone will come and get us :)
Thanks again for your prayers as we begin our first full
week of work.
-Jared
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