Visitors from Home

Last week was a busy one. We had come home after meetings in Bamako. We got back to working on our house, and being involved with all the ministries again. The plumber did come this week and started work. He is only available weekends, but did a great job already. I'll need him the next two weekends to finish the work. I'm thankful for his help. The plumbing would be a whole lot more daunting task if I had to do it myself..
Here is a pic, (Not staged...) of all three kids painting in Hilary's new room.


Jan Eadelman came down with Glenn & Kathy Kendall. We enjoyed a couple of days together. It was fun for Jan to see how we've adapted to Kadiolo,
and to see how we've installed ourselves in the ministries and relationships here.
Glenn & Kathy got to see all of our ministry areas, and our dreams for the house. They were able to talk at length, encouraging us, and to get a feel
firsthand for how we're doing. Glenn's comment was "you really are at ease here in Africa." He didn't mean that it was all easy, but that we are relaxed
and comfortable in the settings here. :-)

We took Glenn & Kathy & Jan to the waterfall for Lisa's Birthday. Tom & Laura Requadt were here, too, and came.
Tom's car had a flat as we were driving what was once the international highway. (You have to see the road to be amazed at the bad state it is in today.) Here is a pic of Tom & Glenn changing the tire. Be warned if you visit, you won't be immune from tire changing duties.. :-)


Here is a pic of all of us at the falls together. We enjoyed a nice day, picnic, and encouraging time together.
Tom R. is on crutches because he was working on a ladder that collapsed under him. His ankle is still tender.
Pray for him that he can get his mobility back...


One story is outstanding. (You've read a bit about this man before...) He's a marabou from Louluni has been listening to Radio Yeelen for some time. He
teaches at the Koranic school there. He had a sore on this hand for a long time and tried to get the Muslims to help him get treatment but they would not
help. One day he decided to come to Kadiolo to see those radio people.
There he talked with Pastor who led him to the Lord. Pastor also found him help for his sore hand. That made a big impression on him--the Christians

helped him but the Muslims wouldn't. He continues to teach at the school, that is his job, but he cannot teach there next year.
His wife is not a Christian, but she is getting shunned and persecuted as though she was. As the result she is not impressed with her Muslim friends.

Pastor is encouraging the man to move his family to Kadiolo after the school year finishes so he can have Christian fellowship and teaching. Pastor
would like to groom him for the work of an evangelist or some other position like that to help him in the work. He is very intelligent and reads and write
only in Arabic. What a sense of humor our God has!

The new news is that this man has a friend, a marabou (Koranic teacher), who lives right by the church in Kadiolo. This man, named Alasane, has been
an extra voice for the radio drama team. He is now reading the Bible in Arabic and, according to the drama team, is almost ready to accept the Lord.
He is getting a lot of hassle in his courtyard because he is a "Christian".
(this info from the drama team)
Please pray for the Koranic teacher and his wife in Louluni. Pray that as he teaches each day that his faith will be built up. Pray that His wife will accept the Lord as her personal savior.
Please pray for Alasane as he reads the Arabic Bible that the Holy Spirit will work in His heart and bring him to the Lord.

God Bless,
Tom