"This month’s blog is about relationships, those that have been made stronger and deeper as a result of this mission journey and new relationships founded on common theology or shared circumstances. First a visit from two members of a much loved church family…Michael and Josie visited the first week of November and what a week it was! Even though “wedding preparations” consumed much of the week, we loved introducing them to some new friends and seeing Michael reconnect with Janko and the children in the homes. Josie instantly loved all the children and they in turn connected with her immediately…playing games, coloring and reading together…I really have to step up my game!
We have begun working in a village about an hour’s drive from our home…women there are working on their English skills and are very diligent about their work. This “class” was supposed to be for women but this last week the men and children also joined so I had to put Glenn to work helping with the children. I have a deeper appreciation for those teachers of the past who navigated the complexities of a “one room schoolhouse”!
This month I want to include the relationships we are building here in our neighborhood. I have already mentioned the children who come to “school” in our living room and Henry, the photocopier/barber. This time I want to include the woman who brings her baby, Phillip, for me to admire and hold. Also, Tabare (Tabarah) who is our neighbor and sells breakfast bread sandwiches out front by our “store”. She is an amazing woman who has had to support herself for the last 20 years. Her husband now lives in Senegal with his second wife and family and she gets no help from him. She was married at the age of 13 and has six children. Her youngest daughter is a nurse in Atlanta and is married to an IT tech who had a successful business here but left for the US to study international law. She has another son who works at the UN in NYC. Two other children live and work in London. I would love to write her biography, what a story!
Looking ahead, tomorrow a medical team from Washington state will arrive. We will be working with them for 14 days as they travel to the children’s homes and villages in this area. Also, tomorrow we will travel to a new village where there are women who would like to start an English class. After the medical team leaves the plan is for Pastor to introduce us in another area previously untouched by missionaries. There is no school and many who want to learn. Because of the number of villages in this area we will need to establish some sort of organization and decide how best to serve the most people…not an easy task! I am praying for strength and peace for this effort, not only is this a new outreach but the distance is great. It will require us to travel and teach one day, spend the night in a lodge there and return the next day. The logistics involved will test our strength, our faith, and especially our budget! I sometimes get worried about the consequences of driving here. Actually, travel is the most dangerous aspect of this mission, unless you have visited here there are no words to describe the perils of traffic and security checkpoints. Please pray for safety and wisdom for us as we “stretch” our borders!"

Written By: The Martins, West Africa

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