"Work as Unto the Lord"

Hi Everyone!
Have the past two weeks gone by already? We had two work teams from the states come and help us in ministry and work projects and they left yesterday and it sure seems quiet around here. I told you in my last blog that the next few blogs would be about what was accomplished while they were here.

We worked at OLA redoing the baby room. The dirty/drab walls were painted bright Nigerian colors and wooden letters crafted and painted that say "Jesus Loves Me." New curtains were hung and we're having new cribs made and mosquito nets were put up over each crib. I'll send a "finished" picture when it's all put together. Everyone worked really hard and it's so rewarding to watch a project come to completion.

One afternoon, several of the men measured, drilled, glued, cut and stained three new pieces of furniture for the Education Center. These will be filled with books and school supplies and we'll show more on that as the school begins to operate.

We had an absolutely wonderful day last week as we dedicated the new Education Center. After many many months of building, painting and cleaning, we had a day of celebration and from beginning to end it was a day I think that the entire village enjoyed tremendously. I could spend the next month showing you pictures of what happened that day! So stayed tuned - there's much more to come!

While you're battling snow and ice, we're having sunny days with not a cloud in the sky. Jos is in the Plateau State and we're the highest state in the country of Nigeria. This means that the weather is different from every other state. Many Nigerians look at Jos as the "cold" state. Not to Crist and I - we're LOVING IT! We're in the 'winter' month now and within the next two weeks, Jos will enter into the 'summer' months - the HOTTEST three months of the year.

Well, we'll chat with you soon. Bye, Diane, Bobby and Jim - we LOVED having you here and miss you already!

In-joy,

Eileen and Crist