By living on the missionary compound for a week, we got some good insight into the daily work the missionaries do. Here Tim Hock works to seal a leak around the windshield of an SUV that is transportation for Mboi Andre, the president of the union of Grace Brethren churches in the CAR.
On one of our last days we visited the orphan’s ministry facility, now under construction in one of the suburbs of Bangui. The two-story facility is about 80 percent complete, and will include school classrooms, offices for administrators, and other facilities when completed. Orphans will not live in it (they are hosted in homes of
“Doctor” Paul Dibona, who cares for the medical needs of the orphan ministry and also assists in True Love Waits seminars, shows that there are Ohio State fans all around the world. Dibona’s engaging smile and gregarious personality endear him to all–his work is a tremendous addition, particularly for the orphan ministry.
Martine Yougouda found her new BMH tote bag to be quite helpful in carrying seminar materials. Pray for the Yougoudas, as they are returning to Boguila, a very treacherous and unsafe area at the present. Martine’s husband, Pierre, is working on proofing and final corrections of a book manuscript he has written on the history
When the week’s teaching was completed, we had a “graduation ceremony” on Thursday afternoon, complete with the awarding of certificates of completion, the giving of gifts, and the making of speeches. Here Greg awards the certificate to Gama, one of the bright young leaders for the future in the literature ministry. Gama, 28, has a
Dr. Francois Ngoumape and his lovely wife, Claire, hosted us tirelessly for the week in Bangui. He drove us everywhere, hosted all the seminar sessions, took us on sightseeing trips, and had us to their home for dinner (pictured here). Pray for this dear couple–they are raising 13 children (5 of their own plus others
Africa Trip Report – Part 9
Despite the heat and humidity, the robed choir at the church we attended Sunday morning, June 10, added enthusiasm and power to the worship service at Galabadja 3 church.
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We attended Sunday morning service at the Galabadja 3 church, the second-largest Grace Brethren church in the Bangui area. About 1,200 were in attendance for the French language service. Each of our instructors’ team gave a short greeting or testimony–the strange sound of my English brought a huge laugh. We were treated very graciously by
Following the service at Galabadja 3 and tea at the pastor’s house, we stopped in at the Castor church (pictured) which is the largest and most prominent Grace Brethren church in the CAR. It has about 3,400 attenders in the two services (Sango and French) and the Sango service was just concluding as this photo