it's good to be back

We're back from our W.Africa conference in Senegal. I had a great time but it's good to be back here in Mali. I guess I get a little culture shock when going to the other countries, mainly because I want to speak to the people but don't know the trade language, or any French. It makes it a little hard to shop and bargain. Everytime I try to speak usually Maninka comes out. I guess that's a good sign that I'm improving in our language that it just comes out without having to think much about it.

Well after some errands here in Bamako we're headed back out for our town today. And soon to our main village, and hopefully to many other nearby villages. We plan to be out of the capital for awhile - basically till our next training either at the end of October or beginning of November.

Please keep us in your prayers as we hope to get going with our stories, and are still searching for our Crafter (a national who can tell and record the stories). Please lifte up the men and women we hope to play our stories for, that they will be receptive to it and see the truth of the stories.

Continue to lift up our Bro. in the village - who is definitely seeking and has been asking lots of questions. That God would answer those questions, whether it's in his dreams, or through reading of the WORD, or even through us.

And last... I shall leave you with some pictures from Senegal. Enjoy

Group photo after doing the ropes course
At the western most part of Africa
OneStory family photo
Looking out over Dakar