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Front Row Seats in Burkina: May 2015

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Saturday, May 30, 2015. Heeeeello, out there! Have you noticed how quiet it's been around here? Trouble with that is, we need you! Together we are "joined and held together by every supporting ligament, growing and building up in love, as each part does its work." (Ephesians 4) We can't do this without staying connected with you. So, here we go, back to sharing no matter how inadequate it may be. First of all, check out Philip's new "work" vehicle! What a difference that made! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Front Row Seats in Burkina: December 2014

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Sunday, December 28, 2014. Christmas in Burkina lacks the lights, the decorated trees, and the trips to the mall, but it a celebration all the same. In fact, we needed the whole day after Christmas to recover from all the exciting comings and goings of Christmas Day! You’ll soon understand why…. On Christmas morning we let our kids open their presents and eat breakfast before walking over to the church, knowing that tardies are not tallied against you in this culture. Still, we were the first ones th...

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Front Row Seats in Burkina: January 2015

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Sunday, January 25, 2015. If You're Happy and You Know It. Let me bring you some big smiles for your Sunday afternoon. Each week on the way walk home from church we are joined by this pack of children. Once they saw me carry Daniel on my back, and now he gets a free ride on someone's back every week! I am sure the boys come to play with our bona fide soccer ball. The girls work on those loom band bracelets, a perfect group activity that can be done non-verbally. Don't these smiles just make your Sunday?

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Front Row Seats in Burkina: March 2015

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Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Water Wells, Evangelism, Medical Clinic.Oh My! This is one of those, "I can't believe this is really our lives" posts. We joined a short-term team from North Carolina and a handful of sold-out Burkinabe Christians for a well-drilling, medical mission, evangelism effort in the remote village of Kimini. (By "we" I mean Philip, Emily, and Joy because Daniel, Titus, and I stayed home to keep from sharing the chicken pox.). Prayer before the drilling began. You'll get a taste of al...

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Front Row Seats in Burkina: Answers to your prayers.....

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Monday, July 13, 2015. Answers to your prayers. I wonder what language she is praying in. Philip wondered as a widow from our church prayed over him and our work with children. He could tell it was either Jula or Cherma, but couldn't discern which of these tribal languages she was speaking. His next thought was, "Is this real life? To move forward into getting their homes approved to be host families! Considering it was his birthday, Philip declared this to be the best birthday present possible! Good thi...

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Front Row Seats in Burkina: Lovin' the Littles

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Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Imagine a summer for your kids without camps, VBS, swimming lessons, or English speaking friends. Got that? Then, imagine a group of people swooping in with energy, love, and trunks full of American goods to put on a three day Kids Class (freeing up the parents for the marriage retreat). Well done, Church, well done. I'd be willing to believe the team from America did not pull a bag of goldfish or animal crackers or a craft project out of their Mary-Poppins-like trunks. Each eve...

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Front Row Seats in Burkina: February 2015

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Monday, February 23, 2015. 8220;The church is….an inseparable union of the divine and the dusty.”. Walking with the Poor. Have you noticed the blog has been quiet as we enter a new season in Africa? People here understand faith, wealth, and friendship with an entirely different paradigm than the one we brought. The gap between their worldview and ours is so much bigger and deeper than what initially meets the eye in expressions of faith. The discrepancy is challenging us to believe the Holy Spiri...Would...

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Front Row Seats in Burkina: Whatever works for Africa

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Saturday, July 25, 2015. Whatever works for Africa. We had to laugh. Philip was pleasantly surprised first thing Monday morning when Social Action called to say they were ready to move forward with approving the next two homes recruited for orphan care. A few phone calls later, it was all arranged to have the home study meetings the following morning. Tuesday morning, Philip hopped on the moped with one of the Social Action representatives, and off they went. He came home laughing a few hours later.

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Front Row Seats in Burkina: June 2015

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Sunday, June 28, 2015. Taking This Show on the Road. Upon their arrival in Burkina Faso, we informed Johnmark and Rosemary they were automatically signed up to be part of our drama team for a children's program. They jumped in eagerly as we prepared Bible story skits to perform while our neighbor, Jocolais, told the Bible stories in Jula. Tuesday, June 23, 2015. One of the best parts of living here in Burkina Faso is getting to see for ourselves. Each baby is weighed by hanging in a blue bag on the scale...