Today men working on ABCU Communication Building and other projects, the President and his wife of ABCU, a young man attached here from Samaritan's Purse and me went into the mountains to an abandoned iron mine. From there
we saw Liberia, Guinea, and Ivory Coast, But what I want to talk about is
the rejuvenation I feel from having been with this group. The beauty of God's world will always r
evitalize you, but talking with men with different stories but like passions keeps you going. (The whole experience made me really miss Barry, knowing how much he would have loved to have been there.)
One of the men has left his wife for 6 weeks. I asked if she was OK with that. "Yes," he said. "We both know that life isn't just about us." The sacrifices loved ones make who let us go is just as real as the adjustments and homesickness we can feel here.
The head of
Stepping Out Missions (John Corley) and I shared lots of stories of what it's like to "run little ministries." We shared lessons we've learned, common philosophies of ministry and how much we love and appreciate the churches who support what we do. If I haven't said it before, let me now. THANK YOU!
Ivory Coast at bottom
Taking in the beauty of Liberia
A new meaning of "the dirty dozen" Our guys coming back down!
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