January Update
posted by Jesse on Monday, January 25, 2010 at 6:42 am
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New Year, New Opportunities
I imagine that you’ve probably heard several times already this year, “What happened to 2009?” We feel the same way, as if the calendar jumped from 2008 to 2010!
As we are approaching our anniversary marking one year in Togo, we have never been so excited for a new year. There are so many opportunities for ministry all around the Kara region that we are sometimes overwhelmed in trying to decide what to do next.
In fact, that is something we’d like to ask you to pray for specifically: clear direction from the Lord in taking the next step in our ministry. Since our arrival in Togo, we have been involved in several ministries and have learned a lot from them. We are eager, however, to take our next step, but we do not want to make these kinds of decisions based solely on what is most logical or pragmatic, but on what God wants us to do. So please pray over the next couple months that it will be clear to us what that next step is.
A Great Visit
Over the holiday season, we were so glad to have my parents come stay with us for three weeks. I think that Africa took them by surprise in many ways, and it was a bit rough on them at times. Overall though, they really did enjoy their time here getting to know Africa and it’s wonderful people.
On several occasions they were overwhelmed by the generous hospitality of our friends and neighbors as they would thank my parents for coming to Togo and offer them a gift of food from the very little they have.
Safari
In order to get the full African experience, we also took them to a wildlife preserve in northern Benin. It was our first time going as well, but it certainly won’t be our last! We saw almost every kind of animal that lives in West Africa, including many elephants and a couple lions, all in their natural habitat with no cages or fences. It was definitely an experience to remember!
Kabɩyɛ
Please continue to pray for my Kabiye studies. Even though I started lessons a few months ago, I did not have much time until now to dedicate towards it. So, from January to April I am committing a large amount of my time towards learning this difficult language.
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