On
August 11, 2008 Teresa Bolls and Garba from World
Vision met and discussed the possibility of doing
something in the Ouallam area on AIDS awareness & prevention.
After much thought and prayer Teresa met with Adamou,
the Director of Ouallam's Ministry of Plan on 11
August. Teresa and Adamou had already discussed the
possibility of visiting several villages together
and for Teresa to teach the Health classes that she
taught during the "Latrine
Project". Adamou suggested that Teresa use the same type charts that she
uses in her health classes. Teresa also was able
to get permission from SIL (Wycliffe) to shorten
their AIDS booklet to make it more usable for those
that don't read and need more pictures. This was
shortened and sent to the publishing house.
Because
this was an extra project, there was no funding
requested in advance as well as there being no
request for help in producing the charts. But because
of the prayers of many hundreds of people - three
women from North Carolina arrived the afternoon
of Monday 8 September. They began to work on the
charts putting in late hours, some even past midnight.
Even
though the "Team" stopped a few times to eat and even to go around town to do some visiting and
prayer walking - by Wednesday 10 September the
charts were completed and Teresa was able to use
them in the Ouallam Church.
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A
Miracle??? - Yes! A MIRACLE. We have an awesome prayer
support team and we thank you all so much. Much thanks
to the North Carolina team of 12 for loaning us the
three women that God had specifically chosen for
this job. Teresa working with the Director of Plan
and the Mayor the plans are to take the classes to
the 280 Administrative Villages with the radio and
other means of spreading the word. Plans are for
the remaining villages (1228 total) to walk to the
closest administrative villages to hear the presentation.
As Adamou told Teresa over a year ago - "it is time for these people to hear the truth" Pray for us as we carry out the "truth".
2009
the program continues. Teresa has full support
from the local leadership including the Mayor,
the Prefet, the Chiefs de Canton (traditional Kings),
World Vision and the Zerma Team. Even with the
changing of the new Prefet and some security issues
the support continues. Teresa was called in to
the new Prefet's office and after much discussion
asked the Prefet if she could pray for him as she
has done for the other "leaders". Permission was granted as well and a good relationship is developing.
Teresa
and Don have been able to take the AIDS/Health
classes to 29 villages as of the end of February
2009. We praise the Lord for this new program that
is getting us to new villages. Though we may not
make all 1228 villages, we will go to as many as
the Lord shows us. Prayer has opened many doors
and we are thankful for our prayer support and
our Lord that is showing us where and when to go
- as well as supplying various volunteers that
have been able to go with us to several villages
helping set up and praying as the class is presented.
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