A few random pics

Hilary & friend Amber motorbiking.

Hi. Hilary & Ben came home for Easter break. It has been a lot of fun to have them back. We celebrated yesterday by breaking out pie irons to cook biscuit dough and pizza sauce over the open fire. That was fun.
Hilary had 2 friends come with her. Their parents are missionaries in Greece. They go to the school in Dakar as well. So this visit to Mali is a first for them. So of course we're giving them the best of the boonies tour by bringing them to Kadiolo.


Church visit


I'm sure church in Kadiolo is quite different from church in Greece.


Pray for us as we work here in Mali. It seems like the electric issues of the past 2 months are over. We've enjoyed 24 hr electric since last Saturday. It is such a blessing to let that worry go away.


Maybe you read a few blogs ago about Dominoes evangelism. It is still going strong. Those relationships are building, and new guys are interested and being added all the time. 5 guys this week between the two locations. May the Gospel go out because of this silly game. :D

Thanks for stopping by today. Thanks for praying for us.
It means a lot.
Tom & Lisa

God's Provision

There are so many ways that God provides for us, isn't there...
We've been "suffering" the last 6 weeks of hot season with half time electricity.
(12 hrs a day, roughly...) In spite of that... I'm interested in these ways God has been providing for us, and for those around us...


Away with the old, broken generator.


Welcome to the brand new one...

1. Because of this power outage problem. The radio station guys have been using a very old generator to make electric so they can transmit programs. They were able to sell the big old generator that doesn't work for a new diesel one! Is that a provision of God or what?
We were very thankful to see this new generator installed today.



We thank God for providing transportation in a variety of ways.


A mercedes in africa is not quite as much of a luxury car as in the USA.
But this one was in pretty good shape.


2. We went to Sikasso this week in a rented car. A mercedes sedan. A man in town rented it to us for $30 for the day. So even though Eadelmans' car was totalled in the accident a few months ago, and our car has been sold... God has been providing transportation as needed. What a blessing. It was so nice to go to Sikasso, and get a change of scenery for the day as well.


Issa & Wife. If you zoom in a bit, you can see the intricate henna tattoo on her hands... Temporary... and part of making yourself beautiful for a special event in Mali.


This is me (Tom) with several of our friends. Issa's guys are one of the regular groups of guys I sit with each week.

3. Our good friend Issa is not yet a christian. He has been a good friend since 2005. This week we celebrated God's provision in his life as he got married. He told me he is pleased with the girl he's married, she is serious. (not a floozy.) He told me his Imam had encouraged him to be pure, and he is getting married as a pure man to a pure woman. I think God will honor that in their marriage, and give them something special that many others in Mali don't share... God Bless Mr & Mrs Kone!



I liked this picture.

4. We can't think of God's provision in our lives without thinking of Lisa's ears. I think she is tired of hearing it... :D but she has done so well out here in Mali with high tech ears. This picture shows her enjoying a womans' meeting last week. She's able to take full part, even with french and bambara parts...
Praise the Lord for is provision...

I don't know... Maybe you're nervous about being a missionary. There are a lot of unknowns when you leave your country to go to another. You have to learn all the language and culture stuff of the new place. But I want to encourage you, and witness to you that God provides! Here are 4 concrete ways he's provided in our lives & ministries in just the last month! (Ok for Lisa over the last 2 years...)
God is bigger than yours & my problems. He is the God of solutions...
Praise the Lord...

Thanks for stopping by today...
Tom & Lisa Seward