This last week has been full of many different things happening. Last Sunday, Mike had an opportunity to preach at one of the local churches here in Lome, the Emmanuel Assembly of God Church. This church in many way is very similar to the church we were at in Benin. Except, when the group of 20 of us walked in, we were greeted with a thunderous (in that is a word) round of applause. We were immediately ushered to the front of the church seated at the front, Mike and I were seated to the right of the pastor. They asked our small group to sing and danced. We laughed and felt very welcomed and blessed. It was all very humbling and overwhelming.
Our group dancing at the front of the church.
Mike with the Pastor of the church after the service.
Two of our crew members playing the drums after church with a group of kids.
Then this Wednesday and Thursday the surgeries started in the hospital. Everyone is very excited to have the hospital up and running again. The whole ships seems to come alive with a new sense of focus and purpose. I went to the wards yesterday and met with the patients. I prayed with the ones who were waiting for their operation and played with the kids who had casts on their legs to help correct their bow legs. It is amazing how playdough can entertain and make kids laugh!
For Joshua and Alisia it was a unique day on Friday. They had "Word Definition" theme day in the Academy. It was an interesting day to see many different themes played out.
Joshua was "descend"
Alisia was "bowtie"
So, today we will rest after a busy week. We are going to go to a local pool since the ocean and beaches are not safe to swim and play at.
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