Saturday, May 29, 2010

Scenes from around Town


Hi Everyone,
Today is a lazy, hazy summer Saturday. I've done some cooking, preparing for the week ahead and I (Eileen) even took a nap. We're going to go out to eat tonight at one of the three or four restaurants that are trusted by the missionary community. As I was looking through our pictures, I thought maybe I would just show you a little bit of what we see on a weekly basis.
The upper left picture is to just show you a bit of the terrain here. Huge boulders pop out everywhere and with the rainy season beginning, things are starting to green up. Some of the countryside, especially out by OLA, is very lush and pretty while other areas it looks very stark and dry. What do you think the picture on the right is? The round structure in the middle is a "pantry/silo". Families have these in their individual living areas and they store their grain and food stuff. As you can see they're mud bricks but they seem to last for a long time.


These rooftops are what you see from one of the main roads in town. This would be more of the "city" part. Most people have tin/aluminum roofs because they're fairly inexpensive but they're not the best in terms of construction. Many homes are half finished or under construction - as you look around, there just seems to be alot of mess around. Even the people living in the city have a government structure around them. Each area has a "chairman" (like in the village) and people you report to and get protection from.
There is a new President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, and people are hopeful that he will make some good changes to the country. We are noticing our electricity is on a bit more lately - we're very thankful for that. We're finding at times it very easy to see all the things wrong in this country; and God continually points out our sin to us and we have to go back to the Cross for forgiveness. He loves the Nigerian people as He loves all His children. We want to be instruments in His hands for His purposes.
I Corinithians 10:24 says, "Let no one seek his own, but each one the other's well being." That's our heart!
Tomorrow we're going to a Pentecostal church with our neighbors next door (remember my new friend, Dorcas?). We're looking forward to it.
In-joy,
Eileen and Crist

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