Thursday, September 25, 2008

Hello from Nigeria!   Things are going great here; we hope you are all doing well. We have been keeping up our hard work here in Kogi State. Jamison has become a general handyman, fixing the classroom block drainage problem, and dealing with several electrical problems that have come up. In order to make room for the new couples that are coming on the September 29th, we needed to move the dining room table out of the dining room and out into the assembly hall. Jamison installed a ceiling fan, a light and some outlets to this new extension of our home. It is really nice to have such a great workspace outside where we can watch the cows grazing in the front yard and be more available to the children that come to visit. Here is a picture of one of the students here watching over his family’s herd of cows. This is right out in the school yard, they cows come through here on their way to the creek at the edge of the school property. It is very exciting to be right in the middle of all that is going on! We don’t think the Nisoma is going to be built while we are here, there isn’t funding for it. We are feeding the children every day, traditional Nigerian food, and they are very thankful for it! I am still working on editing Phyllis’ movie about life in Nigeria. After that is done, we will begin filming another one that will tell the story of the little shepherds of the school. While we are doing that, Phyllis has one of the Fulani couples that live nearby building Fulani style huts on our compound. It will be a Fulani camp for boarding Fulani students. There is a clan that lives in a different state that wants to send their children here, but don’t want to move here. Once these huts are finished and a bathroom facility is built, they will be able to come and live on our compound. It is very interesting to see how the Fulani build their homes. Here is a picture of me sitting inside one of the unfinished huts. We are excited about all the wonderful things that are going on here. We are very thankful for all of you praying for us and supporting us. We could not be here without you! Thank you, we love you and miss you!

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