Last Night in Berberati

From Tuesday, March 23
Today we finished up our projects.  We were thankful to God for helping John, Kevin, and Sonny get the Beatle drilling rig to run.  They spent all day yesterday and most of today trying to get the engine started.  During lunch we prayed about this and sure enough after lunch it started to run. 

We also had the opportunity to help unload a shipping container full of supplies from the US.  I got to help load this container back in Indiana so it was fun for me to see everything on this end. 

We enjoyed a special meal tonight.  We invited Elise and her children for dinner.  Elise did such a great job cooking for us and taking care of our laundry.  She always has a smile on her face and sings while she works. 

We wanted to meet her children and express our thanks.  Elise has 7 children Lydia, Saida, Frank, Prince, Heritier, Kareen, and Serge.  Elise is a single mom which is extra difficult here, she is looked down upon and struggles to care for her children. 

Her children ranged from 21 to 4 years old.  We enjoyed playing with them and getting to know them.  We gave the kids some gifts and Sonny roasted some marshmellows with them.  Hopefully we brightened their night.

I am also including pictures of our watch dogs, these dogs are very good watch dogs but they are very friendly, some times too friendly.  There names are Cajun, Kossi, and Melody.

Please pray again for us as we will be traveling back to Bangui starting at 5am on Wed Mar 24 (that's 11pm Tue Mar 23 for us in Wooster). This trip took 13 hours last time.  Pray for safety, unhindered travel, and no major mechanical breakdowns.

Tim