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January 17, 2009

Asking for the Road.

Update: Thanks for your prayers. We got to Gorom-Gorom, thanks to the kindness of a friend who lent us his vehicle. Things are going really well so far. More soon...

In Burkina Faso, when you have been visiting and want to leave, you have to "ask for the road" - ask for permission to move on.

Richard, Thereze, and Lynne are here in Burkina Faso for a few days, looking at plans for the design, building, and running of the Gorom-Gorom Christian School, which we have started. So far, we have had an excellent meeting with the national church leadership, and an excellent visit to Gando to see the prize-winning school there.

However, it has not been smooth sailing. Their arrival was delayed for 24 hours due to fog in London. We had a run-in with a policeman who had been drinking and was looking for a bribe. And then my truck, which I had just received back after 5 days in the garage, broke down again last night, when we were hoping to leave for Gorom-Gorom early this morning.

In spite of all this, we are encouraged, and believe the time is very important.

Will you please now join us in "asking for the road"? Please pray for the rest of this short trip, that we can get to Gorom-Gorom quickly, that God continues to protect and guide, and that he will help us to accomplish all he intends for this trip.

Many thanks

Posted by Keith at January 17, 2009 10:29 AM