Out and about

We went into the bush with a couple of American missionaries and spent 3 nights sleeping in a tent pitched under a pole barn with half a thatched roof. 

The accommodation



Lighting the fire for hot water

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After due consideration, this route was NOT chosen

 

 

 

The journey took 6 hours on some very bad roads.  We were grateful for a good British Landrover and an experienced driver!

 

 

 

 

 

We spent part of the day clearing the ground ready around the accommodation, ready for the season’s work to begin in the village, and part of the day walking around and looking at birds.  It was lovely to do something different and spend some time with Jim and Rachel, seeing the work they were doing in the village and the surrounding area.  This is building up the local church and supporting local evangelistic outreaches to the surrounding villages, church planting and discipling new believers.

Slash and burn

Tents on the left, cooking on the right.  Fortunately there was very little rain.

Rachel catering for us

 

The bush

Cotton - who'd have thought it?

 

Sausage tree - yes really!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 We also went with the pastor and his wife to her village and joined the Sunday service at the church where they began their ministry.

 

It all started under this tree preaching to 5.  By the time they left, the congregation was 120.  He would go to the surrounding villages on his bike and say ‘I have news for you, do you want to hear it…?’  Of course, who doesn’t want to hear news?  So he would tell them, God loves you, you have gone far away from Him and He wants you back.  Jesus has made that possible.

 

The interior of the current church building