Mali update!

Hi. Lisa just talked on skype with Pastor Youssouf back in Mali.
He has good news about the literacy camp ministry this year.
(Literacy camp is held in dry season so unoccupied
illagers/farmers can take a concentrated time to advance in studies.)

Last year, we had a small turnout for camp. (or so I thought). We had about 8 guys who came for literacy camp in Kadiolo. I asked Youssouf about it, kind of disappointed. He said, "Oh, you don't know... We have 23 in the village this year, and our other pastor is teaching." So we had actually grown the size of our literacy camp by splitting it up between teachers.

This pic is of Pastor Youssouf, and two of our village pastors.

(All of our pastors including Youssouf accepted Christ through the literacy program. )

So yesterday, in talking about the literacy ministry, Pastor Youssouf reports to Lisa that we had about 16 in Kadiolo, and about 23 students in the village.

Praise God!!

Also, of the 16 in Kadiolo, 3 were m-lim women who came to learn! That is exciting! So Lisa suggested that after the short camp period was over, they could join the women already meeting at our house. We are excited that God is continuing to move, even in our absense.

This pic is some of the women involved in literacy that these new women would join.

Continue to pray that these ministries make an impact for Christ.



Thanks for stopping by

Tom & Lisa