Have you ever noticed how often we say “some people”? Apparently we say that a lot, especially in witnessing. We didn’t realize this until after we’d been in the village awhile. Chi’s wife started saying, “some people” out of the blue. Then whenever we would say it in conversation, she would repeat it. Some people. After we left Pastor Paul’s mission we continued on to find Chi’s daughter. It was good to be with Pastor Paul, but he spoke French the entire time, and I never understood why. I hope Chi understood what was being said. Once on the road, it took about 30 more minutes to find her village. Of course we had to all get out of the trucks and go greet eveyone. They invited us to stay, but we needed to keep going. Brad was anxious to get home, since his girls had been sick since we left. The visit with the daughter and her husband was a good opportunity for Billy and Brad to make new connections. Now they know someone should they choose to return. This would be a good village to visit later. We made it back to Brad’s in the early afternoon, and the first thing I wanted to do was scrub my feet. So I got a bucket and a brush and sat in the courtyard with the hose. It didn’t take long before Sali arrived to ask about the trip. We told him that all had rejected the message. He didn’t understand this. The message was so clear to him when he decided to follow Jesus, that he doesn’t understand why others don’t follow as well. He said, “come, we go now and I will tell them.” Brad explained to him that it was too far to go now. So Sali asked about going the next day. I love his enthusiasm. Brad told him they would visit villages in February after Brad has some more language training. It did provide us with a wonderful opportunity to talk to Sali about witnessing to his family. He is afraid to talk to his mom about his faith. Finally he said that if Brad and Karrie will go with him, he will tell her. Some people. Please pray for Sali, and Lyci, and others like them who are following Jesus, but afraid to tell their families.
Pray without ceasing. “Can you not watch for one hour?”
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