I haven't given up on blogging, I promise!
The past several weeks we have continued to work at Le Centre Talibe, and to do Open Airs in different villages within Ziguinchor. The picture below of Peter and me is from what we call the Jesus sketch.
We also had the privilege of spending a weekend on the island of Eloubalire, which was so fun! The trip itself involved an hour car ride from Ziguinchor to Enampor and a 30 minute boat ride from Enampor to Eloubalire. We had arranged to leave Zig at 4:00...and after about an hour and a half of waiting, a rather unexpected form of transportation arrived.
When I stepped outside our compound and saw that pickup truck waiting for us, I burst out laughing. I don't know why, but I was so tickled to ride in that thing. It's the little things in life, ya know?
The long wait for the pickup truck made it possible for us to be on the water at sunset, which was such a treat!
The island (middle left of the picture above) has a population of 200 people with only two Christians. The other 198 residents, although many of them know about Jesus, do not trust in him as their Savior and are extremely involved in witchcraft.
The purpose of our trip to Eloubalire was twofold: to spend time with Matar and Conakry (the two Christians who live on the island) and to share the love of Jesus with the residents. Saturday night we did an Open Air inside the island elementary school, which went really well. Afterwards, we took our little stereo outside, cranked up In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle (in French), and danced with the island kids as the sun slowly set over the island. Definitely one of my favorite Senegalese memories to date!
The children of Eloubalire were such a joy; they were friendly, fun to be around, and made us feel so welcome.
We fell in love with Eloubalire and long for the people there to turn to Jesus. Many of the residents would like to trust in Christ, but are afraid of giving up witchcraft and losing the respect of their family members. If you happen to think of it, please pray that God would help the people of Eloubalire to overcome their fears and to turn to Christ for salvation.
Only three weeks left here in Africa! My team and I can get weary and perhaps just a wee bit sick of each other at times. Please pray that God would help us stay unified, love one another, and honor God in all we do. We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us (Philippians 4:13).
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