I wish Mike was getting to write this...it would be much more eloquent than what I write...and more detailed. He still cannot get the wireless to work and the Internet cafe seems to only be open sporadically. When I ask why, as with most other questions...response is TIA....this is Africa. (quote from the movie Blood Diamond)
We are texting back and forth a lot....it is a quarter a text message compared to $2 a minute to talk....still will add up to a hefty bill. But I know he is lonely and dying to share his experiences.
He is pleased with the progress but hasn't told me exactly what is getting done. He says the workers are great and working hard. I asked if he was learning Portuguese...the response I got was Mashakamdo. Which is actually a Macua greeting for anytime of day.
He met and had dinner with one South African missionary family that was there for vacation. Today he said there are Chinese tourists there who are taking 3 months to drive from South Africa to Egypt. What a cool chance to interact with other cultures.
Please continue to pray for their work there and for the funds they need to get the project completed. Pray for him to build relationships and not be lonely. Pray for working Internet. For health and safety...the list goes on. But most of all, pray for the example of Christianity that he is exhibiting in all he says and does...that he make the gospel attractive to the Macua people there. And that that will start a foundation for Rodger to continue building on.
Please add comments as you read this...I would love to then share those with him even if he can't read them on the internet himself. I will post pictures whenever he can get some to me.
Thanks for your love, prayers and concern for him and for me. (BTW...arm healing well...definitely some supernatural recovery going on there!)
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