Welcoming the Huff family to Togo

At the beginning of this month, I went over to Accra, Ghana with the Shank’s Family and Lisa. Our focus was to pick up the Huff family who were flying into Africa to start their first term. Our time in Accra was relaxing and quite unique. Even though Accra is only three hours from the Capital of Togo it is much more developed. We relished in some luxuries that most might take for granted such as pizza, coffee shop and a small shopping mall with a large grocery store. I know that it sound ridiculous but they were nice pleasantry to have while in Ghana.

Since the Huff’s have arrived they’ve been settling in and in three short weeks after their arrival to this continent their container has arrived behind them. This past week, we spent the better part of a day unpacking, shifting and organizing their belongings while they wait for their rental home to become available.

It’s been such a blessing already to have them here and I’m so excited to see God work through and in them here in Togo. There is so much work needing to be done and it’s and encouragement to have them here in Kara.

Welcoming back the Aldermans

This past week after having been gone since February we welcomed back Randy and his wife from the US. They went home thinking that it would be a short ten week visit and he found out that he had cancer yet God was gracious and has completely taken care of Randy and he’s now completely cancer free. He has been here in Togo for over 20 years and it’s so great to know that God’s granted him more time here to work with us younger missionaries and to impart his wisdom.

Passing out Tracts

This past weekend before leaving Lomé and heading north to Kara with some fellow missionaries I stopped to visit a grocery store. As usual, a helper carried out my bags and then waited around for a tip. I pulled out a Salvation tract and some small coinage to hand him. He looked at me and said, you’ve given me one of these before and I really enjoyed it. In fact after reading it, I gave it away to another. Could you give me a handful so that I can distribute them around the neighborhood? I was taken back because I’ve never had anyone ask me for tracts to pass out before (complete strangers that is). I gladly handed them to him and we departed. Wouldn’t you know it, within a 24 hour span it happened yet again? This time I was on my way north at a local filling station. Now the last time I stopped at this particular gas station was a week prior and I am not sure that I spoke to anyone. However, this pump attendant approached me while I was sitting in my vehicle and he tapped on the window. I wasn’t quite sure what he wanted but he looked at me and said, didn’t you give me some tracts last time you were here? I looked at him and then pulled out a tract. I said, like this one? He said, yeah! I read it and really like it. Would you give me a ton more so that I can pass them out? I was like sure!! It was such a blessing to see God work through the distribution of tracts. I have no idea how many tracts we’ve passed out or how many those men have passed out with our aid but one day when I get to heaven I suppose that I’ll know exactly how many lives had been touch directly because of them.