MALI JAN09 - Bandages, Baptisms, Beef and brrr
January 19, 2009 · Print This Article
The team is in terrific spirits, though it sounds as if they are really tired. I need to remind them of our decision to take naps midday when the villagers do! They did not take the baby to the next village where there is a “clinic”, but to use the med kit to continue care.The sat. phone connection was not as good as usual, but you should be able to follow the essence of the conversation.
Please continue to PRAISE GOD for drawing these to Him and PRAY FOR the team: clear direction from the Holy Spirit, and strength and stamina and health to see them through the week.
TRANSCRIPTION (this will clarify the poor quality satellite connection)
click here for audio file mali-report-01-19-09
This is Bobby Morgan with a great report from Mali. Last night was hard because I felt totally helpless in trying to help a child. How can you stand not helping a child. I woke up this morning to crowing roosters and cold. Yes, cold in Mali. Everybody was cold. As a matter of fact, Pastor Bart ran from the hut to the fire.
Then we had breakfast and walked to a market a couple of miles away across a river. The crossing was cold also. We got back to Village Y just in time for rice and beef, beef that was bought at the market and brought back by 2 young men on bicycles.
Then it was another glorious time to watch 5 men and 2 women be baptized. They were baptized after lessons in the biblical meaning of baptism: what it is and how it is to be done. What a glorious time to see 7 more baptisms where a short time ago God was not known. What a wonderful event.
Shortly after getting back to the village, the little girl was here. We again did all we could and put some more of the dressing on; and as in everything else, we have to trust God to do the real healing. She looked better than I thought she would, and I think the burns were 2nd degree, not 3rd degree.
I can’t wait [to see] what God has prepared for us tomorrow. This has been a … unintelligible … tires … according to His plan, we don’t have to worry. … unintelligible … What a pleasure personally it was for me to walk back from [the market with an African brother] holding an old man’s hand, just enjoying each other’s company. … unintelligible
REPORT (WITH PHOTOS FROM PREVIOUS TRIPS):
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3173754575463632301&hl=en (broad band, ~7MB)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1260074405835904917&hl=en (dial up, ~900kb)
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