Leaving Bata to Berberati

Today is Friday, September 8, and we are just finishing breakfast a little
before 8:00 a.m. We are leaving again to a town two and a half hours away,
where we will meet up with Jeana.

Yesterday was a busy day for our team. I spoke at the chapel packed with
Bible Institute and Seminary students. Most of the rest of our team worked
on the projects that we had started the day before. They were able to get
the solar panels to work, which means that some people now have water in
their houses.

As far as the electricity, though, after many attempts, they got the
generator to generate electricity, but there was a discrepancy between the
American generator that was donated by a church to the school here and the
European installation and wiring system. As a result of this, and other
stuff I wouldn't be able to explain, they are not able to get electricity to
the houses, offices, etc. We were all disappointed, but I am sure they were
more so than we did. Jim will try to get some other equipment here in the
future.

We will be going on rough roads again for about nine hours, all the way to
Berberati, the second largest city in this country. We should be able to do
the "regular" Internet thing there, I am hoping. I am dying to share a
couple of pictures with you all.

We have learned so many stories of people here who sacrifice everything they
have to serve God. We are indeed humbled to sit among some of God's mighty
warriors for the sake of Christ, who look nothing like warriors when you
first meet them, but as you listen to them, you realize that you are walking
in the midst of giants.

We are honored to be here serving God.