This morning we had a great couple services at the church. Adie and I arrived around 7:30 a.m. for the morning Sunday school hour. Before we entered into the church building we took a moment and walked over to the new church building under construction to see the progress. The rafters are laying on the floor waiting to have the last coat of paint on them and the walls were all up. From there we headed back over to the current building and were greeted by our church folks. While Adie still can't say much in French or even Kabiye, a big smile and a warm hand shake seems to go really far.
During Sunday school we pulled out an ABEKA flashcard lesson and I taught on the Sower and the seed. Everyone from the children to the grandparents in the church were just drawn to the images. These are folks, most with out electricity yet alone something fancy like a t.v.--so something simple like flashcards can be very compelling and enthralling, as it was seemingly today. After Sunday school, the kids left and went outside for their version of children's church and I had all the adults in the main building where we learned more about Faith and what it offers us as believers.
All in all it was a great morning! Adie remarked to me on the ride home,
even though I can't speak to them, I just love their faces and smiles. The kids seem so excited to sing about the Lord. I was thrilled to hear that she's started to connect on some level here with the Togolese. It's a great sign of things to come.
