I find it difficult right know to share with you today as a lot has happened. Patrick in I are in a cyber cafe using the internet to get this out. He is sitting next to me typing his blog entry.
Todays goal was to get out to Mato and assess the situation. After three hours of driving on the worst roads I have ever been on, we made it. Roads being bad is an under statement. For a long streach, a few miles, it was just mud and deep water. Fortunately we had a good driver and a 4x4 truck. On the way back we hit a hole and we came as close to rolling the truck with out rolling as possible. We met with Abendego, a farmer from kenya whom the salvation army has brought to get the farm working effeciently. We spent about 1.5 hours there, seeing the land and making a list of needed supplies. We could not stay very long as we needed to get back before any more rain hit and it got too dark.
On the way back, we were stopped in a very muddy section in a small village with a man asking for help. I thought money, but it was much bigger. A women had just given birth 3 months premature and needed to get to the hospital. Francis and I jumped in the back the truck and put the women, her baby, daughter, and sister in law in the truck. They only wanted a ride to the main road so they could get a taxi, but we decided best for us to get her to the hospital. In the truck Patrick exposed them to Power bars. I do not know if they liked them, but they ate them. We got them to the hospital and made sure that they had money to pay for the bill. We prayed for them and I ask you to pray for Rebekah and her baby. That is life in the bush. God had that in the plan for the day, and I thank him for the opportunity.
This maybe the last entry for awile. WE will be staying in Mato which has no electricty, water, cell phone coverqae or In-N-Out burger. We will keep a log of out experiences and update the blog when we get back to Kinshasa.
Nate and Davina; Patrick had beaucoup pili pili and it made his mouth on fire. He was sweating a lot and was drinking lots of water. I hear you are being very good for mommy, keep it up!
To much to tell in a blog, but I can fill in small details later.
Grace and Peace,
Michael
PS. Kenny and Jeni called while updating this, very cool to touch home.
2 comments:
No In-N-Out Burger? How do you survive? :) (I guess the same way we do here in TX!)
We're enjoying the updates -- always amazing to hear those God-stories.
Becky (& Matt, of course)
Grace and peace be with you! We are all keeping you in our prayers and know the LORD is doing great things with you guys. We really miss you here at church, but its more than worth it just to get a little glimse of the things you are able to do out there.......from kat
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