Yesterday was “gathering” day. In other words, all of the people from the surrounding communities came together to hang out to dance and sing, mingle around radios and fires, cook, eat, play, talk, etc. I spent the day between hanging out with the team, as we had a staring audience, and just going around mingling with the women and children. At one point I went over to a group of women and started playing with one of the babies. He was very cute and well cared for. One of the ladies came over and told me to take the baby home with me. I can’t imagine what dire circumstances would make it such a natural choice to give up a baby. Poor people. In the midst of their struggles though, they express joy and love to one another. They are very ready to proclaim praises to God. They honor and love him.
Ok, so, though the food is not as bad as I thought it would be, it is still questionable. Let’s just say the really good bread has a crunch to it, a sandy crunch, in fact, and the meats usually include the … innards. The one food highlight of our day is most definitely the super hot sweet tea they bring out three or four times a day. The fact that they have gone through 50 lbs. of sugar in two days should give you an idea of how sweet the tea is. = )
Our team met in the morning for a time to pray, read Scripture, sing, and prepare for what we would be doing for the next few days. As we were praying, the Lord placed a vision in my mind of us acting out a skit before the people who were excited and very alert to the message. I thought, okeeeeey Lord, How and WHEN am I supposed to do that? And did I mention what what is the skit to be about and WHY am I supposed to do it? Ahahahaha. Oh well. I know if God gave me the vision, then he would provide the whys, whens, hows, and whats.
The skit: Late in the afternoon the people were gathered together and we were supposed to pray for the sick and for the people who will be sent out to spread the Gospel to all of the Sudanese people. My heart was burdened to share from the book of Romans, and all of the sudden I knew what the skit was supposed to be. I whispered hurried instructions to Jason and Karen and we performed a blockbuster. = ) Hua hua. The people were so very excited and it was sweet to witness the manner in which God spoke to them and encouraged them to share his Gospel to the people of northern Sudan who have never heard the Word of God.
It's bicycle central here now. ATC used some donated money to buy all of the pastors. evangelists, and mother's union shiny new bicycles, bells and all. They like to decorate their bikes elaborately. It's pretty funny.
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