Thursday, February 26, 2009
Hello everyone!!!!!!!!!!! News from Douentza
Our time here in Douentza is soon over, The 27 we are leaving to Timbuktu.
This week we had some new experiences for example:
On Tuesday (17th) Christophe invited a couple of people (Tito, Veronika) to join him to visit a village, About 1 hour drive from Douentza, So in the morning about 9 am Christophe picked us up and everything was fine, we drove around 20 km when the car made strange noises and started to go slower and slower, something was wrong, so Christophe stopped the car but, couldn’t find the reason why? So he drove some more kilometres until we reached a side road to another village we could visit. Slowly, but we made it. From the side road, there Grace (Christophe’s wife) stayed in the car, and the rest of us (Christophe, Veronika and Tito) walked to the village around 15 min, away from the main road, the weather was really nice not too hot, the nature around here is completely different and beautiful so Veronika and I (Tito) couldn’t miss the opportunity to take pictures. When we arrived at the village (Fulani village) we visited a man, and Prayed for him, and stayed there for a while and then left, we walked back to the car, and we tried to go back to Douentza, slowly and we had to stop some times until the mechanic picked us up in his car and drove us back.
The same day in the afternoon the other 3 team members (Annika, Miriam and Bradley) left to a village, with the Norwegian missionaries, to show the Jesus Film and stay to the next morning, Veronika and I (Tito) stayed at Lorna’s house.
I think they got a little wet because in the night they slept outside and funnily enough they got rain in the dry season.
Here are some comments from Bradley:
“After the movie we set up our tents outside to sleep. Well it ended up raining and we had to move inside the mud hut to sleep, we didn’t get much sleep, but it was an incredible Experience!!!!”
Thursday Annika and Miriam went to another village with Kjell and Katie (Norwegian missionaries), here are a few sentences Miriam wrote about the village tour:
“Annika and I (Miriam) left with Kjell and Katie Thursday morning to go with them to a village. We met a man that was saved some time ago and one of his wives. They lived in a very charming little hut where we spent some hours with them. We were served some good and some more interesting food and enjoyed the company with them. Kjell and Katie told them a bible story from a program they are going through with them, and afterwards the lovely lady retold it eagerly. It was nice to see some more of Mali and a lot of life in Malian village.”
The same Thursday Bradley, Veronika and I (Tito) had an incredible experience, Kjell drove us to a man he knew and there we got our first time camel riding, it was amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On Saturday as usual we had our day off and we made French fries, it was fun.
On Monday we had worship in Bambara it was very good.
On Tuesday we had some team time from 9 to 12, where we encourage each other it was refreshing for team and it was really good for each one of us.
Wednesday we had bible study with the base staff and as we read through Genesis 24 a very important subject popped up “the importance and role of the wife in a marriage”. We had a long discussion time it was really good and we ended it praying for our future spouses, Bradley prayed for the girls, and Grace prayed for the boys.
So now every ONE IS READY FOR MARRIAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Today (Thursday 26th) we are packing and preparing to leave to Timbuktu.
Our time here in Douentza is soon over, The 27 we are leaving to Timbuktu.
This week we had some new experiences for example:
On Tuesday (17th) Christophe invited a couple of people (Tito, Veronika) to join him to visit a village, About 1 hour drive from Douentza, So in the morning about 9 am Christophe picked us up and everything was fine, we drove around 20 km when the car made strange noises and started to go slower and slower, something was wrong, so Christophe stopped the car but, couldn’t find the reason why? So he drove some more kilometres until we reached a side road to another village we could visit. Slowly, but we made it. From the side road, there Grace (Christophe’s wife) stayed in the car, and the rest of us (Christophe, Veronika and Tito) walked to the village around 15 min, away from the main road, the weather was really nice not too hot, the nature around here is completely different and beautiful so Veronika and I (Tito) couldn’t miss the opportunity to take pictures. When we arrived at the village (Fulani village) we visited a man, and Prayed for him, and stayed there for a while and then left, we walked back to the car, and we tried to go back to Douentza, slowly and we had to stop some times until the mechanic picked us up in his car and drove us back.
The same day in the afternoon the other 3 team members (Annika, Miriam and Bradley) left to a village, with the Norwegian missionaries, to show the Jesus Film and stay to the next morning, Veronika and I (Tito) stayed at Lorna’s house.
I think they got a little wet because in the night they slept outside and funnily enough they got rain in the dry season.
Here are some comments from Bradley:
“After the movie we set up our tents outside to sleep. Well it ended up raining and we had to move inside the mud hut to sleep, we didn’t get much sleep, but it was an incredible Experience!!!!”
Thursday Annika and Miriam went to another village with Kjell and Katie (Norwegian missionaries), here are a few sentences Miriam wrote about the village tour:
“Annika and I (Miriam) left with Kjell and Katie Thursday morning to go with them to a village. We met a man that was saved some time ago and one of his wives. They lived in a very charming little hut where we spent some hours with them. We were served some good and some more interesting food and enjoyed the company with them. Kjell and Katie told them a bible story from a program they are going through with them, and afterwards the lovely lady retold it eagerly. It was nice to see some more of Mali and a lot of life in Malian village.”
The same Thursday Bradley, Veronika and I (Tito) had an incredible experience, Kjell drove us to a man he knew and there we got our first time camel riding, it was amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On Saturday as usual we had our day off and we made French fries, it was fun.
On Monday we had worship in Bambara it was very good.
On Tuesday we had some team time from 9 to 12, where we encourage each other it was refreshing for team and it was really good for each one of us.
Wednesday we had bible study with the base staff and as we read through Genesis 24 a very important subject popped up “the importance and role of the wife in a marriage”. We had a long discussion time it was really good and we ended it praying for our future spouses, Bradley prayed for the girls, and Grace prayed for the boys.
So now every ONE IS READY FOR MARRIAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Today (Thursday 26th) we are packing and preparing to leave to Timbuktu.
Monday, February 16, 2009
To our followers
Sorry !!!!!!!!!!The internet speed over here in Douentza is very slow so we cant update so many pictures
Thanks for your understanding.
Thanks for your understanding.
Funny things
During the last three weeks we have had some funny things been happening:
One night Lorna had a special visit, a lizard managed to come inside the house and make her scream and ask for the guardians help....... some of us were sleeping outside (Annika, Miriam and Bradley) had a good laughter before they slept. Rebecca (super bex) tried to help and right after the scream she was standing right out of Lorna’s door.
Another night Veronika was going to the bathroom and there were 10 cockroachs and she was screaming. You should try to imagine the expression on her face. And she refused to go inside again before I (Tito) killed them all.
On another night Bradley got an unexpected visitor while inside the bathroom, a bat flew inside and scared the pee out of him......literally. So Bradley came out in a hurry trying to do up his now wet pants and the girls had a good laugh!!!!
One night I (Tito) didn’t zipped all the way down my mosquito net, so when I slept, a mouse visited me and I tried to kill him until he found his way out.
During the last three weeks we have had some funny things been happening:
One night Lorna had a special visit, a lizard managed to come inside the house and make her scream and ask for the guardians help....... some of us were sleeping outside (Annika, Miriam and Bradley) had a good laughter before they slept. Rebecca (super bex) tried to help and right after the scream she was standing right out of Lorna’s door.
Another night Veronika was going to the bathroom and there were 10 cockroachs and she was screaming. You should try to imagine the expression on her face. And she refused to go inside again before I (Tito) killed them all.
On another night Bradley got an unexpected visitor while inside the bathroom, a bat flew inside and scared the pee out of him......literally. So Bradley came out in a hurry trying to do up his now wet pants and the girls had a good laugh!!!!
One night I (Tito) didn’t zipped all the way down my mosquito net, so when I slept, a mouse visited me and I tried to kill him until he found his way out.
Interesting Things
During the 3 weeks we have been here, some interesting things have happened:
One of The nights we were invited to Sandra’s place (Norwegian volunteer) ,there we had a very fun evening... and for first time since we left Borgen we played legretto!!!
Lorna hosted a small kind of tea party with the Norwegian missionaries here in Douentza, Lorna made some really good food, and we had a really good time!
Bradley and I (Tito) tasted our first Malian Tea with the night guard, Jose. Tea here is a long process........you drink three separate times. The first time is the strongest and then by the third time it is very sweet because they use LOTS of sugar. As the tea weakens, it gets sweeter. We have become pros at drinking tea now!
*I (Tito) lead the team for one week..... Veronika took over and is leader until 18 of February.
She is doing a great job as leader. Now we are very excited to know, who is going to be our next leader... Bradley or Miriam?
One of The nights we were invited to Sandra’s place (Norwegian volunteer) ,there we had a very fun evening... and for first time since we left Borgen we played legretto!!!
Lorna hosted a small kind of tea party with the Norwegian missionaries here in Douentza, Lorna made some really good food, and we had a really good time!
Bradley and I (Tito) tasted our first Malian Tea with the night guard, Jose. Tea here is a long process........you drink three separate times. The first time is the strongest and then by the third time it is very sweet because they use LOTS of sugar. As the tea weakens, it gets sweeter. We have become pros at drinking tea now!
*I (Tito) lead the team for one week..... Veronika took over and is leader until 18 of February.
She is doing a great job as leader. Now we are very excited to know, who is going to be our next leader... Bradley or Miriam?
NEWS FROM DOUENTZA
Sorry has been a while since I (Tito) updated but here it comes, better late than never.
It has been long and exiting days since we arrived here in Douentza there is always something to do. Here is a schedule of how a normal day looks like:
We wake up at 6:45 in the morning, help to prepare everything before the boys arrive.
Around 7:30 – 8:00 we have breakfast (it depends on if we have worship with the base staff or just with the team)
Around 8:45 – 9:00 we (team) have bible study, we are reading through Acts
9:30 we leave to the base here in Douentza to the meeting (Monday and Wednesday except on Friday we have to be at the base at 9:00........... on Tuesdays and Thursday we have our team worship ). The worship, prayer, or bible study with the base staff can take anywhere from 1 hour to 3 hours.
Around 12:00 we have lunch
From or around 13:00 – 14:00 we have an hour off.
From 14:00 to around 16:00 we have ministry with the boys
From 16:00 – 17:00 some people do practical work while others help to prepare the food for the boys.
Around 17:00 we have Dinner
Around 18:00 – 19:00 we are off unless Rebecca (Super Bex) or Lorna needs help.
Around 19:00 – 20:00 we have dramas for the kids or just playing with them. (We have dramas 3 day in the week and we are making dramas about Jesus’s life and ministry)
Ps. you may notice that I used the word “around” many times in this text, the reason is that here in Africa we are learning to be flexible. This schedule is from Monday to Sunday except Saturday; Saturdays we have day off.
It has been long and exiting days since we arrived here in Douentza there is always something to do. Here is a schedule of how a normal day looks like:
We wake up at 6:45 in the morning, help to prepare everything before the boys arrive.
Around 7:30 – 8:00 we have breakfast (it depends on if we have worship with the base staff or just with the team)
Around 8:45 – 9:00 we (team) have bible study, we are reading through Acts
9:30 we leave to the base here in Douentza to the meeting (Monday and Wednesday except on Friday we have to be at the base at 9:00........... on Tuesdays and Thursday we have our team worship ). The worship, prayer, or bible study with the base staff can take anywhere from 1 hour to 3 hours.
Around 12:00 we have lunch
From or around 13:00 – 14:00 we have an hour off.
From 14:00 to around 16:00 we have ministry with the boys
From 16:00 – 17:00 some people do practical work while others help to prepare the food for the boys.
Around 17:00 we have Dinner
Around 18:00 – 19:00 we are off unless Rebecca (Super Bex) or Lorna needs help.
Around 19:00 – 20:00 we have dramas for the kids or just playing with them. (We have dramas 3 day in the week and we are making dramas about Jesus’s life and ministry)
Ps. you may notice that I used the word “around” many times in this text, the reason is that here in Africa we are learning to be flexible. This schedule is from Monday to Sunday except Saturday; Saturdays we have day off.
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