"I, the Lord, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness...you will be a light to guide the nations. You will open the eyes of the blind. You will free the captives from prison, releasing them from dark dungeons. I am the Lord; that is my name! I will not give my glory to anyone else nor share my praise with carved idols." Isaiah 42:6-8
On our last visit to the P@n@, Father
Demonstrated His righteousness mightily in the life of an old woman who was bound by demons. He answered our prayers and set her free from their presence and their power in her life. She is also blind and experiences terrible headaches. As we visited with her this time, she continues to struggle with the physical issues of headaches and blindness. Yet she has been released from the dark dungeon and her eyes have received spiritual sight. She declare with boldness and conviction in her voice "I believe in Jesus! I love Jesus! I want to follow Jesus!" She continues to call out to Him for help in the difficult moments and tontrust Him! She learned some new songs of praise during our time with her. It was precious and some of the sweetest sounds I have ever heard as she continued to sing after the group finished. Later during the trip, we asked her, "Why do you live Jesus so much?" She smiled and said, "He took away the demons and He has helped me! I love Him and believe in Him!"
Praise Iur Father today for the confession and belief if our sister!
Thank you for your support of her and us as we follow J.s.s.
lori
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Moving on....
Hi everyone! We made it to Segou, visited the Women's co-op, and then saw a beautiful sunset on the Niger river. We traveled most of the day so we are looking forward to being in the same place for a couple of days!
Lori Price will be joining us in Segou tomorrow around lunch. Please pray for her as she travels 4 hours to meet us. Pray for Rita and Sou our translator as they travel back to Bamako! It will be tough saying good bye to Sou. We don't know when we will see her again. Pray for our closure with her as we have our final morning with her. Pray for us to boldly follow God in talking with her about J.s.s.
More to come!!!
lori
Lori Price will be joining us in Segou tomorrow around lunch. Please pray for her as she travels 4 hours to meet us. Pray for Rita and Sou our translator as they travel back to Bamako! It will be tough saying good bye to Sou. We don't know when we will see her again. Pray for our closure with her as we have our final morning with her. Pray for us to boldly follow God in talking with her about J.s.s.
More to come!!!
lori
Women's Initiative
Greetings partners!
We had a good nights rest and a great breakfast to start our day. Pray for us as we continue to travel today. We look forward to a couple of days in Segou to catch up on our journaling and communication with you. There is much to tell you about.
Pray also for us as we meet with a women's co-op to see options for the cottage industry work among the Pana. We had a great meeting with the Pana women challenging them to develop a women's association in the village that can help them get some things they need and want. Pray for them to take iniative in finding the things they need to find out. Pray for wisdom and discernment for us as we seek options for things to teach them to increase their ability to provide for themselves. Thanks for your partnership!
lori
We had a good nights rest and a great breakfast to start our day. Pray for us as we continue to travel today. We look forward to a couple of days in Segou to catch up on our journaling and communication with you. There is much to tell you about.
Pray also for us as we meet with a women's co-op to see options for the cottage industry work among the Pana. We had a great meeting with the Pana women challenging them to develop a women's association in the village that can help them get some things they need and want. Pray for them to take iniative in finding the things they need to find out. Pray for wisdom and discernment for us as we seek options for things to teach them to increase their ability to provide for themselves. Thanks for your partnership!
lori
Monday, February 22, 2010
Returning
Greetings from the Pana! Greetings from the team!
We are back from the bush enjoying the refreshment that only a shower and cold Fanta can bring after several days in the heat off Mali. We are processing all that God has shown us and all the ways we have seen Him work this weekend!!
We travelled through some of the most incredible displays of God's creation both going to the village and returning today from the village! You cannot pass through the Bandiagara cliffs without recognizing that our God is magnificent!
You cannot spend time serving Him and doing what He has asked you to do without gaining a new understanding of how intimately involved He longs to be with everyone! He has given new strength to Ann as she has served Him and met every challenge of life in the village! He gave her courage to share her personal life story as well as the story she prepared to tell the Pana.
Pray for us today as we rest and process everything we have seen God do! We look forward to sharing more details in the days to come. We will travel to Segou tomorrow where we will refresh our bodies, minds, and spirits before travelling on to the next part of this journey with God. During that time we will be sharing the details!
Praising God...
Lori & Ann
We are back from the bush enjoying the refreshment that only a shower and cold Fanta can bring after several days in the heat off Mali. We are processing all that God has shown us and all the ways we have seen Him work this weekend!!
We travelled through some of the most incredible displays of God's creation both going to the village and returning today from the village! You cannot pass through the Bandiagara cliffs without recognizing that our God is magnificent!
You cannot spend time serving Him and doing what He has asked you to do without gaining a new understanding of how intimately involved He longs to be with everyone! He has given new strength to Ann as she has served Him and met every challenge of life in the village! He gave her courage to share her personal life story as well as the story she prepared to tell the Pana.
Pray for us today as we rest and process everything we have seen God do! We look forward to sharing more details in the days to come. We will travel to Segou tomorrow where we will refresh our bodies, minds, and spirits before travelling on to the next part of this journey with God. During that time we will be sharing the details!
Praising God...
Lori & Ann
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Stories to Ponder
Greetings!
We had a great nights rest and a wonderful breakfast! We had a special time of Storying for our devotion. It was incredible because Sou shared her favorite story with us. I ask you to join us in looking at that story today and letting God speak to you. It is the story of King David and Bathsheba. Sou did a great job sharing with with us and God showed us a lot as we discussed it. After you read it ask yourself these questions: what do we learn about Man? What do we learn about God? What does this teach us we must obey?
We are off to P@n@ land and we will be storying all weekend. join us in looking at Cain & Abel, Noah and the flood, Abraham and Sarah. Thanks for journeying with us!! Be back to blog again soon!
We had a great nights rest and a wonderful breakfast! We had a special time of Storying for our devotion. It was incredible because Sou shared her favorite story with us. I ask you to join us in looking at that story today and letting God speak to you. It is the story of King David and Bathsheba. Sou did a great job sharing with with us and God showed us a lot as we discussed it. After you read it ask yourself these questions: what do we learn about Man? What do we learn about God? What does this teach us we must obey?
We are off to P@n@ land and we will be storying all weekend. join us in looking at Cain & Abel, Noah and the flood, Abraham and Sarah. Thanks for journeying with us!! Be back to blog again soon!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Traveling.....
Greetings from road weary travelers! We traveled almost 10 hours today in a truck. We were ready to get out when we reached our destination, but we have been revived by great food, a beautiful night, a gentle breeze, a shower, and beds that are calling our names!
As we traveled, we got to know our translator Sou. She is a great woman and speaks English very well. We had fun along the way and we look forward to working together. She is not a follower of J- so please pray for us as we express Father, s love to her. She will be telling us her favorite story tomorrow. Pray for her as she does this. Pray for her eyes to be opened and for Dad to draw her closer to Himself. We practiced our stories and talked about them with Sou. We will do this again tomorrow so continue to pray for us to have confidence in Father to do all He has planned.
We go from paved roads to dirt roads and then to donkey cart paths as we travel to the bush. Continue to bow before Father on behalf of us and the P@n@. We will get to the village tomorrow. May Father shine!
Thanks for doing your part!
As we traveled, we got to know our translator Sou. She is a great woman and speaks English very well. We had fun along the way and we look forward to working together. She is not a follower of J- so please pray for us as we express Father, s love to her. She will be telling us her favorite story tomorrow. Pray for her as she does this. Pray for her eyes to be opened and for Dad to draw her closer to Himself. We practiced our stories and talked about them with Sou. We will do this again tomorrow so continue to pray for us to have confidence in Father to do all He has planned.
We go from paved roads to dirt roads and then to donkey cart paths as we travel to the bush. Continue to bow before Father on behalf of us and the P@n@. We will get to the village tomorrow. May Father shine!
Thanks for doing your part!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Day of Diversity
Whew! What a day of diversity! We spent the day doing many different kinds of things. We had a leisurely
morning of rest and adjusting to a new place, new way of life, new new weight of clothing. The weather is very different here in Mali from the 20 degree temps of Paris. We had a great breakfast then worked on organizing ourselves for the journey to P@n@ land. We headed out to exchange money and pick up some supplies. Ann saw Mali and Bamako for the first time in the daylight. She is taking in every detail and adjusting to it all! I must admit it can be overwhelming but she is going great!!! She is greeting and shining as she always does the joy that fills her!
We spent the last half of the day visiting with old friends and meeting new ones. We went to see our Malian friend A. It was fun just hanging out at her house bouncing from one topic to another as women do when they are together. we came home and then visited with other missionary friends. Ann was finally able to meet some of those she has only heard of as well as a couple from the Netherlands and a friend from Canada. It was a blessing to be prayed for and over by those who serve here in Mali as well! We thank God for how BIG our family is when we belong to Him!
We finished the evening putting the final touches on our bags and loading them in the truck. We will be leaving for the next part of our journey in the morning around 8am. That will be 2 am for most of you so please take a moment before you go to bed tonight to lift us up to our Father! We are counting on you! His power is unleashed as His people pray!
We thank God for you--each one of you!!!
L&A
morning of rest and adjusting to a new place, new way of life, new new weight of clothing. The weather is very different here in Mali from the 20 degree temps of Paris. We had a great breakfast then worked on organizing ourselves for the journey to P@n@ land. We headed out to exchange money and pick up some supplies. Ann saw Mali and Bamako for the first time in the daylight. She is taking in every detail and adjusting to it all! I must admit it can be overwhelming but she is going great!!! She is greeting and shining as she always does the joy that fills her!
We spent the last half of the day visiting with old friends and meeting new ones. We went to see our Malian friend A. It was fun just hanging out at her house bouncing from one topic to another as women do when they are together. we came home and then visited with other missionary friends. Ann was finally able to meet some of those she has only heard of as well as a couple from the Netherlands and a friend from Canada. It was a blessing to be prayed for and over by those who serve here in Mali as well! We thank God for how BIG our family is when we belong to Him!
We finished the evening putting the final touches on our bags and loading them in the truck. We will be leaving for the next part of our journey in the morning around 8am. That will be 2 am for most of you so please take a moment before you go to bed tonight to lift us up to our Father! We are counting on you! His power is unleashed as His people pray!
We thank God for you--each one of you!!!
L&A
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