I am now living in a village called guero, where I will stay for the rest of my time here. It is a small country village, which means there is not much here. I had to walk a few miles to get to this computer, still typing on a french keyboard. Please excuse bad grammar and misspelled words.
We have been in this village for a few days now and we have met a lot of people, whose names are difficult to pronounce and remember. They are all very nice and there is a surprising number of people who can speak some english. my language is coming along well.
I met a guy named Mambaay here who may very well be on the verge of becoming a christian. I have also been able to spark some interest in a guy named Babocar who lives next to the clinic where I am working. prayin 'ci turu yeesu' -- in the name of jesus --- always sparks questions.
Please pray for them.
The conditions are very poor here. people are sick, and cuts are very easily infected. I've seen a number of things that you would never see in the US.
There have been both beautiful sights and heartbreaking sights here.---- but one thing is for sure...Africa feels like home.
Thank you for all yur prayers. Keep praying for me, babocar, and mambaay, and the rest of the team. Pray that I will stay filled up with the gospel and that I will rely on God' strength. You should think abut calling me too 011221772442845 !
Matthew, thanks for keeping me on the program. I will keep you and Tara in my prayers.
Atoumang
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- Christopher Thurmond
- I'm 21 years old and a rising senior at The Citadel. I'm excited to travel the world and be a part of God's plan. It is quite an adventure.
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great to hear about your move...it's 1 am here and i just got home from a job that i just started a few days ago...we count and distribute foreign currency all around the world. I touched over a million dollars today, and everyday...quite a contrast to what you're doing.
this isn't spiritual or biblical but somebody said to me today to "keep a crayon in your pocket to remind you of the times that were much simpler and you thought you could fly." i thought about this quote again when i read your post about the new place you are at...enjoy it there. God is with you even when you can't feel Him.
I know you prob don't have a church there and you're desiring to be filled with the gospel so here's a word from the scripture:
"22Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: "Men of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. 23For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Now what you worship as something unknown I am going to proclaim to you.
24"The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. 25And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else. 26From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. 27God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. 28'For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring."
Acts 17:22-28
Man. your blog keeps encouraging me and forcing me to re-evaluate my worldview. Thanks brother. love ya
CHRIS!
I am so glad to hear that you're doing well.. even more so to hear that you're ministry is coming along.
I read this quote, and immediately though of you (thus the checking your blog) knowing that you'd definitely appreciate its insight.
"Missions is less about the transportation of God from one place to another and more about the identification of a God who is already there." - Rob Bell
Keep on pointing Him out, because I know he's all around.
Like MT said, thanks for keeping us updated, and more than that encouraged and CHALLENGED.
Praying for you and love you lots!
Oh, and just so you know OCM isn't the same with out you!
- POAG
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