"Shopping" in Bangui

[Blogger's note: this is another quick e-mail from Tim. I hope you appreciate his efforts in sending us these updates. Let's pray that the phone thing will work in PAMA!].

Greetings from Bangui.

Today was one of those days that are good days but you don't feel like you accomplished much. Can anyone relate? We got to experience some African culture by going to a cell phone store to purchase a sat phone for our trip up country. It was a much longer process than anything in the States. Even the other Africans in the store were getting impatient waiting for the clerks to process the purchases. We all went along because we thought they would have to set up our laptops to work through the sat phone to send emails but it turned out we didn't. So we waited and waited and waited and waited then finally we had it in our hands, our connection to the world. Hopefully we will be able to email you from Pama using this phone so we will give it a try.


Tonight we had the opportunity to visit the family of the orphan girl who died. It was a good opportunity to encourage many by just our presence. When we arrived the orphan care group was singing songs at the top of their lungs to the Lord. It was dark when we arrived so it was a great sound to hear these voices as we approached. Tom Peters spoke to the group, including the mother and sister of the girl and encouraged them through his words and by praying with them. The group then continued to sing songs -- just being there for one of their own who is now with Jesus. Tom said the leader shared that this is the fourth child to die in two years from this group, so they are taking this hard, wondering why this has to happen. It was a humbling experience to be there but I am glad we went. Please keep praying for the family and for the orphan care family that God will lift them up.

I am glad that so many in our church are investing in these precious lives through sponsoring kids and praying for them. The impact on these kids is incredible. We are impacting kids for eternity!

I hope the Second Saturday ministry went well today we prayed for you all last night that God would use you in the lives of many in Wooster.


This will be the last email from Bangui so hopefully I will email when we get to Pama.

In His Service,

Tim