When people ask me "What do you do in Africa?", I say, "We do all kinds of different things. We stay at the Come and See Africa (CASA) House. We teach. We visit." I think I need to give you a little more detail than this terse answer, so you can pray for us specifically. Here is a list of things that I did today, on July 28, 2010
I got up around 4 am (sounds like I am a very diligent person), but not really. My body is still confused from California time and Rwanda time. I check my email and prepare a sermon to share at the morning devotion. At 5 am, Jack the night watchman prepares the room for the morning devotion. Adults usually sit on chairs, and children sit on the floor. Around 5:30 people start singing, I join them. It was my turn to give a sermon this morning.
For this morning devotion, there were about 50 people. We surprised them with warm milk, bread, and a hard boiled egg. I wish you could see these delighted faces. CASA gives them milk and bread twice a month, but this morning we added an egg. The cost for all this? About $15. How wonderful it is to see how our small resources can accomplish so much here.
For this morning devotion, there were about 50 people. We surprised them with warm milk, bread, and a hard boiled egg. I wish you could see these delighted faces. CASA gives them milk and bread twice a month, but this morning we added an egg. The cost for all this? About $15. How wonderful it is to see how our small resources can accomplish so much here.
From 10 am to noon, we are having a VBS with kids. The same kids who attended the monring service come back for VBS, and Tabi from Texas teaches.
From noon to 1:30, Chris teaches at the NUR stadium. Several hundred are intently listening as Chris talks about dating and courtship.
Around 2 p.m, we have a lunch (cooked bananas and rice), then rest a little before the evening class.
At 5 p.m every night, there is a class at the CASA yard. There are about 300 students who are taking courses in biblical studies. The space we are renting is a 4 bedroom house, with no inside space for a classroom, so they are meeting outside. These students are on fire for God, and they want to learn about God. Their passion and dedication is amazing, and they touch my heart.
From 8 to 10 p.m, Chris teaches again at the stadium. After the evening session, we have a late dinner (chips, rice, beef). I probably sleep 3 to 4 hours a day, my body is tired, but my soul is renewed.
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