This and That

Hi Everyone,
Today is another rainy "Winnie the Pooh" day. August is the REAL rainy season month so I haven't taken many pictures lately. So I went through some of our pictures to see what I haven't shared with you before. The picture up above is the "percussion" section at the ECWA village church we attend. These instruments are made from/with gourds, beans, a piece of pottery with a sponge (that's the bass drum - sounds really good too) and a bongo drum. All women play the instruments and do the singing. I don't think that this is the case in most of the churches, but since this church is very small and there aren't alot of men attending, the women are the ones who fill these roles.

This next picture is another update of the apartments being built on the B2B compound around the corner from where we live. It's really coming along. The rain hinders somewhat the progress, but unless it's a torrential downpour, they continue on with what they're doing. I love that tree right there in the middle, don't you? And this last picture is of our local Christian Bookstore. There is a mission agency here in Jos (probably the biggest missions presence here) called SIM and they have many many things that they are involved in. One of their outreaches is this bookstore. All the materials are printed in India so much of their Christian fiction is about six months behind but the teaching materials and Bible Studies are fairly current. Crist is discipling Alphonsus (the B2B driver) once a week and they're soon to be finished going through together "The Bondage Breaker" by Neil Anderson. Saturday we went to the bookstore and Crist got the materials they will begin soon - "God's Power to Change Your Life" by Rick Warren. There is MUCH spiritual bondage here in Africa and almost like doing Freedom Weekend at Grace Church, Crist, with the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit, is having to slowly go through a similar process with Alphonsus. It's exciting to see Light and Truth becoming a reality in this man's life.

Thanks for your prayers for Crist and I. Until the next time.....

In-joy,

Eileen and Crist