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I'm enjoying 5th grade. Math and P.E. have been two of my favorite subjects.
My favorite thing to do at recess is play wallball
with my friends. When homework is done I like to
spend my time playing with our dog Sophie, jumping
on the trampoline, riding my bicycle, playing games
on the Wii or playing games with my family, like
Dutch Blitz and Bananagrams. Dad and I got to go
on a overnight fishing trip with some friends in
a game preserve on Spring break. I didn't catch any
fish but we saw monkeys, elephants, wild boars, and
other animals. It was alot of fun!
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I've been enjoying 10th grade this year. I've stayed really busy with my school
work, being on the outreach team, and serving on
the student council. Drama is still one of my favorite
subjects. English is also good because we get to
read lots of books and plays. I'm looking forward
to an outreach trip I'll be taking with several other
students this month. We'll spend two nights in a
vilage in the bush. We'll be doing kid's ministry,
showing the Jesus film.
I listened with tears in my eyes, as one after another, five boys we brought
to church from one of the kids' clubs shared stories
from God's Word with the other children. Hassi, the
pastor's wife, spends time with the children after
the service telling them Bible stories. Thsi Sunday,
she began by asking the children if anyone could
tell a Bible story they remembered. The five boys,
visiting church for the first time that Sunday, eagerly
shared story after story from the kids' club that
meets on Saturday mornings in another neighborhood.
My heart was filled with joy as they shared stories
from just weeks previously all the way back to several
months ago. When we meet for kids' clubs, we review
the story from the previous week before sharing the
next story. The children practice sharing the story
so that I can tell if they remember the story correctly.
As you share week after week, you know the children
are listening and learning but some of these boys
had never shared with a group before. These boys
range in age from 10-12, including one whose father
works at a large mosque in town. Praise God for His
Word and the way it can penetrate the hearts and
minds of people. Pray for the children as they continue
to learn His Word and share it with their friends
and families. 
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Acts
16 speaks of Lydia, a woman who came to know Christ through
Paul's
ministry,
as a "seller
of
purple". Mariama the woman holding the cloth in the
photo left, is Niamey's version of a seller of purple.
With some seed money provided by FBC, Sandersville, GA,
we helped her set up a cloth-dyeing business. There are
several women in the church that Mariama attends who are
widows. Mariama had the idea of starting this business
as a way to help provide some financial support. They buy
white, good-quality cloth at the market and then dye it
in various colors. They add a wax finish to provide durability
and then resell it to venders in the local markets. A portion
of the profits are given as a tithe to the church, after
they have purchased new cloth and supplies they save a
small amount for future needs and then divide the rest.
This is a great encouragement to me as I see these women
working together and providing for their own needs. It's
a great testimony for the church as well. Pray for God's
blessing on their business.
