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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Please keep praying for CAR!
We just received the news below – gives you an inside overview from a resident. Sobering, causing one to fall on one’s knees to plead for mercy for the trampled grass under the fighting bull elephants’ feet!!!
ASSIST News Service
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Posted in Mission, Prayer requests
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Tambaya has passed away
Our dear, dear friend, Chief Tambaya, passed away on Sunday morning. He was an amazing man – so loving and kind and funny and welcoming. Never did he throw his weight around; he was a respected leader in the …
Posted in Family & Friends, Fulani/M friends, Prayer requests
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Ah, the JOY!!! and the sadness.
Our kids were recently together for the last time for awhile, as Sam(on the right) and fam leave for Lesotho, Africa, with MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) on Aug. 3rd. They had a great time together, but had to say …
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Meet a new friend
Oumarou, the fellow on the left, showed up at our place about a week ago, seeking baptism. He is a Fulani from a town a long way south of us, and his brother does not appreciate the fact that he …
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Thankful for freedom!!!!
I know, I know, it’s already the 10th, BUT we didn’t celebrate July 4th (which was a Thursday and a non-holiday here) until July 7th, and internet has been a challenge lately. So, here I am, saying I am so …
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Officially saying “I do” after 30 years of marriage
Our dear friends, Armand and Jeannette, celebrated 30 years of marriage by tying the knot officially, in two ceremonies, with the state and the church. It was a fun filled day, singing, laughing, and praying blessings over these two.
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Ramadan starts July 9th
Here are some of our Fulani friends, and in just a few days they will start their month-long daytime fast period, Ramadan, or Suumaye in the local language here. Please pray for dreams and visions for these dear ones, that …
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