We've Returned From Burkina Faso, West Africa

Most of you know that I need a little time to process my trips before I can really talk about them much so while I do that, I thought I would share our 15 day schedule in country:

Oct. 8: Arrived in Ouagadougou

Oct. 9: Attended the International Church of Ouagadougou and looked for solar batteries.

Oct. 10: Traveled to Diebougou (where Lynn Kennedy lives).

Oct. 11: Visited the village of Naro where Holly taught a Bible lesson to the women in the village.

Oct. 12: Visited the village of Navielgan where Holly taught a Bible lesson to the women in the village. That evening we attended church in Kpakpara where I led the prayer meeting service. We also visited Naamwin Cilo (God's Joy), Fabiena, Mimi, Benedite and Angelique (orphans living in those villages).

Oct. 13: Visited the villages of Nakar and Balembar where Holly taught a Bible lesson to the women in both villages. We also visited Tommy, Anna and Raissa (orphans living in those villages).

Oct. 14-15: We installed a solar power system in the youth center at the ministry center in Kpakpara.

Oct. 16: Holly and I led the worship service at the church in Kamkaniba (the village we lived in on our very first trip to West Africa) and visited with Sanya.

Oct. 17: Traveled to Bobo and Banfora where we saw sugar cane, bananas and mango plantations. It's a long story (I'll write more later) but we did not make it to Mt. Tenakourou.

Oct. 18: Returned to Ouagadougou and did some shopping.

Oct. 19: Had dinner with the well drilling team from Canada, Friends In Action. They will be drilling 4 fresh water wells for Shattering Darkness in February.

Oct. 20: Traveled to Yako (just 30 kilometers from al-Qaida) to interview Lynn Peters from Burkina Faso Outreach concerning Christian school construction, funding and sustainability.

Oct. 21: Toured the schools in Yako and visited with the students and teachers then headed back to Ouagadougo. At 3PM we met with Amy Nehlsen at the Dorcas House (a home for girls at risk).

Oct. 22: Arrived at the airport at 7:30PM and got back to Orlando at 8:30PM on Sunday the 24th.

Looking forward to telling you more about the adventure and showing photos from the trip.

God bless!