Women's prayer and fasting

Hi. This week the women at our church contacted Lisa and asked if she would like to be a part of the prayer and fasting Friday and Saturday. From Friday 6pm to Saturday 10pm.
The commitment these women have is humbling. The AGEMPEM women from all over Mali had set aside these days for prayer and fasting. (AGEMPEM is the association of evangelical churches of Mali.) So our women locally here wanted to be a part of that. A prayer agenda sheet was sent from AGEMPEM. So the women met from 6pm to 10pm Friday evening, then from 10pm to 6pm yesterday. Lisa was amazed because they had no breaks. It was pray pray pray, sing a bit, pray some more... Which is great. The commitment these women show... wow.
Lisa came home tired but encouraged....

Calebs' new bed

Another project I took on last week was to remodel Caleb's bed. We had seen what some friends in Bamako did with their kids' beds to put mosquito nets up. So I thought I could do that too. Mosquitos are a problem, and Caleb seems to get bit more than we do. Of course, we've had our turns with malaria, hoping to minimize those sick times as well...

In the past we've not been excited about mosquito nets, they can bunch up and make you feel claustrophobic. And if your body is next to the net, the mosquitos can bite through it into you anyway. But with this frame, it addresses both those problems at the same time.

So I welded, shaped, painted... and this is the result. We were pleased with how it turned out...
Caleb objected to the mosquito net because the fan is outside of it, and doesn't blow through well. So I installed one in side attached to the bed. He was happier then... :D

Keep praying for us,
Thanks for stopping by!
Tom & Lisa