The Sabbath is here, so the week is over. The first thing I want to say is, praise God for His care for us in each day of the mission trip, for the strength He gave us, for His wisdom in the programs and meetings, for patience in teaching, and to thank God for taking care of our families and the church in Zelenograd. Thanks to everyone who has left comments and written letters to us. This is a joy and support for us.
A few words about yesterday: I went to town with Alexander and Elena to shop for gifts for the children in the school, where Anya is having classes. As you remember, we started with 35 children, and now there are 60. No one knows what next week will be like, so we are preparing gifts for 60 children. We also decided to buy paint to paint the classroom so it would be nice for the children to study there in the future. We also bought food and household things to give away (as humanitarian aid). On Monday we will visit 5 poor and large families and go into their homes to pray for them and give them this help. While at the market, I noticed that for the sellers, there were speakers set up at full volume with preaching. People were listening and responding to the preacher's questions and singing along together
At lunch we had a meeting with brother Paul, director of the organization GILBET – the Ghana institute of translating the Bible and teaching literacy. They are now working on more than 60 projects. God gave us this meeting to hear the spiritual needs of the people and churches of Ghana – the need for training leaders, discipleship, a focus on mission work with children and young people. The local team of translators (including the missionaries) attended the meeting.
That evening, with sister Janet, I met with the pastor of the local Presbyterian church, and we talked about the upcoming Sunday program in the village of Vane. Anya has already reported on the big event in Vane – the funeral. I joined the procession when they brought the coffin and drove down the street to the community center. I took pictures and put video on Qik. Everything I saw brought up dozens of questions about traditions, culture and Christianity. The people need a spiritual awakening and an enlightening of Biblical truth. These are the words of the man in the organization GILBET, who is responsible for contacts with the churches of Ghana. Throughout last night the music was playing, and there was singing and shouting. At 5 AM, it all began again with renewed vigor. The funeral is continuing, and new questions are being born. Pray for the people of Ghana!
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