Saying Farewell to Africa

Today is our last day here in Bangui, Central African Republic.  We started out this morning doing some shopping at some local shops.  The shopping is fun because the shop keepers will negotiate the price.  The rest of the day was spent meeting with different people.  We visited the Grace Brethren Missionary compound and met with the American missionaries.

We also requested that Andre' our cook would bring his family here so we could meet them.  Andre's family came and we enjoyed meeting them and giving them some gifts.

I guess at this point, it is time to sign off from this blog from Africa, it has been amazing to watch God work to assemble our team, bring us all here, and allow us to accomplish more than we expected. It is humbling to be a part of God's plan and we commit all that we have done to Jesus.

Thanks to all who have supported us, prayed for us, followed our stories.  Please continue to pray for our health and safety as we begin out journey home.  We look forward to sharing our experiences with you, but be patient with us as we have a lot to process as we have seen extreme poverty first hand and sometimes it takes time to make sense of it all.  Reverse culture shock is something we deal with as we readjust to the American lifestyle. 

I challenge all who have read this blog to help spread the gospel around the world as well as your home and hometown. Everyone has something to offer to help others.  Our team theme verse has been 1Peter 4:10-11 which says, "Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God.  If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ.  To Him be the glory and the power for ever and ever . Amen" 

I encourage anyone interested to check out ICDI's website and on facebook.

In His Service

Tim