Monday, January 11, 2010
Today we left Lome around 8:30 AM to begin our journey toward Kara which is in the Northern portion of Togo. Our trip is approximately 450 KM from Lome to Kara which equates to about 7-8 solid driving hours. The roads are narrow and make the City of Celina Streets look like the Autobahn. We stopped along the way at a roadside “restaurant” to have a sandwich that was made for us by Phillip at the Baptist Center in Lome…it was a much needed rest.
Also along the way we stopped about 2/3 of the way to visit our driver from last year. Mounirou was in charge of transporting us to Kara last year but couldn’t make the trip this year because of an illness with his daughter, Gania. Gania is a young girl who has contracted yellow fever and is very sick. Mounirou said she was doing better but is still in need of our prayers. After a brief visit with Mounirou we gathered in prayer for Gania in the parking lot of a Shell station. Mounirou is a good man who once was a Muslim and now is a Christian. Please keep Gania in your prayers.
When we finally arrived over the mountain pass toward Kara we noticed both slightly lower temperatures (around 80 – 85 degrees) and significantly more dust. Seems a dust storm from the Sahara Dessert is blowing dust and cooler temperatures in from the North. The dust storm is called a Harmattan and is apparently not unusual. The dust in the air reminds me of a West Texas Dust storm hitting the north Texas Region. Not horrible….if you’re use to it. Everyone is experiencing sinus problems and slight headaches. We’ll be ok though…we were “sort of” prepared as we all brought saline solutions and various sinus medications.
We are off to Kante which is about an hour north of here in the morning to begin the eye glass clinics and to meet with Ndjombe. Once we meet up with Ndjombe we will head out to the villages. Please keep us in your prayers as tomorrow is when we start our real mission with the eye glass clinics and sharing the gospel.
We were able to speak to a few of our family members tonight as we hooked up with Skype and were able to speak to them today! It was really neat to talk to them. If you want to speak to us please email Jonathan and let him know and we’ll try to contact you via Skype (please have the program installed before we try connections).
We miss all of you very much and are very blessed by your support and prayers. Please keep checking on our families and praying for them as well.
Blessings to you all and all our love
The Togo Team
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Thanks for keeping us updated. We are praying especially for Gania. May the Holy Spirit continue to prepare hearts and empower you to be, say, and do as Jesus would!
Know our prayers are with you. We are praying that you reach as many people as possible with the Good News. Prayers also for a safe and smooth return home to your families. Thank you for making the trip...many blessings to you all.
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