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November 05, 2008

Time for Change

I arrived back in Burkina Faso at about 03.30 this morning.

One of my bags failed to arrive, so dealing with that meant that it was 4.30 by the time I got to bed. On my way from the airport, the bouncy Burkinabe taxi-driver happily informed me that Obama had won the US election. I am tired and woozy, but glad to be back.

Looking Back
The last two months have been busy and have gone by very quickly. These last couple of weeks have been so busy that I haven't had time to write anything here. Sorry about that.

It has been good to see many of you. Thank you for all your encouragement and support. A number of things are coming into place as I start the Acacia Partnership Trust and develop partnerships between churches here and in Burkina Faso.

Looking Forward
I will be in Burkina Faso now until March. My priorities during this time:

  • Well-drilling. Starts in a weeks time for a month, with teams from the UK and US.
  • The Christian school in Gorom-Gorom. It has opened in rented accommodation. We need to get plans for building underway, and facilitate the good running and development of the class, including ensuring the children get a meal every day.
  • Ongoing evangelism and discipleship. We hope to have a conference for local Fulani believers, mission training for Christians working in the region, a weekend for pastors’ wives, and much, much more...
  • Encouraging pastors. Visiting isolated pastors to encourage them and work with them in ministry.
  • Church partnerships. We now have six churches (2 in the UK, 2 in France, and 2 in the US) partnered with the pastors in northern Burkina Faso. I want to help develop these relationships.
  • Teams. Apart from the well-drilling teams, there are potentially three or four other teams interested in, or committed to coming out.

You can click here to see my itinerary and dates in Burkina Faso for the coming months.

Prayer Needs
This all threatens to be too much, so please pray for Seydou, Pierre, and myself in the coming months.:

  • Time, space, and determination to keep prayer and my walk with Christ at the centre of things.
  • God’s blessing on all we are doing.
  • Grace and strength and wisdom to be able to do it all well.
  • God’s blessing on Seydou and Pierre and the other local pastors and Christians as they carry the work forward.
  • God's peace and presence in our home life.
  • Financial provision for all we are doing, and for development of the Ministry Centre in Gorom-Gorom.
  • Rapid approval of our application to be set up as a charity in the UK, and for the personnel we need to be able to manage the work we are doing.

Many thanks.

Posted by Keith at November 5, 2008 04:18 PM