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June 21, 2006

The thirsty search for water

Thanks for praying for rain for Djibo. Steve says they have now had a good rain. We didn’t get any of it in Gorom – just the wind and dust that disturbed our night trying to sleep under the stars. Please pray now for rain for Gorom - it is stiflingly hot, and people are longing for a good rain to kick-start the season’s field work.

Gorom-Gorom and Markoye
My time in Gorom and Markoye is going very well – thanks again for your prayers. I have had an excellent time with the pastors here, as well as with Seydou and Monique and others. One Christian here, called Pierre moved to Gorom in 2000 in response to a vision where God offered him the choice between a pile of money or a New Testament in Fulfulde. He has learned Fulfulde, and has put his earnings from his tailoring skills to buy a tv and vcd player, which he uses for evangelism in his workshop.

Seydou and I had a very fruitful and encouraging day in Markoye – though an exhausting one. It was non-stop, from leaving Gorom on the motorbike at 7am until we arrived back home nearly 12 hours later. The road was terrible, and the burning sun reflecting off the sand of the Markoye dunes was draining. But it was great to see the pastor and what God is doing there, to share our hearts for the future, and to walk through the market and meet old friends I haven’t seen for years. The pastor is respected throughout the town for his character and for the work he has done helping people – whether in Aids awareness, food aid, or so many other ways.

Things generally seem to be coming together very well, as I spend time with these excellent guys, and I should be able to tell you about some of our plans soon after I get back to the UK.

I also managed to fit in watching the England-Sweden game in a friend’s yard. England are gathering a bit of a following here – it is quite fun to hear Tuaregs in their turbans extolling Joe Cole’s abilities with the ball, or barefooted kids knocking a ball about on the sandy streets claiming to be Beckham.

The next few days
Tomorrow is market day in Gorom, which is always a fascinating day, and will be an opportunity to catch up with more friends. On Friday I will head back to Dori (if the rain hasn’t cut the road off), then on Saturday try to get to Djibo to catch up with Steve. This will be hard as there is no regular transport, so I will be sitting at the side of the road hoping for a vehicle to come by and pick me up. Since time is short, if I don’t get a lift on Sat, I will just have to head straight to Ouaga on Sunday, so please pray for this. Thanks.

More whenever I can next get to a cyber-café.

Posted by Keith at June 21, 2006 10:08 PM

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