From our first time attending prayer meeting to our first
time seeing the Atlantic Ocean from a new continent, we had an eventful second
week here in Côte d’Ivoire.
Tuesday’s prayer meetings at church are a wonderful reminder
of how God hears the prayers of his children all over the world at the same
time. During the prayer meeting, the “dirigant” (director/leader of the
meeting) will give different topics and needs and then everyone in the
congregation prays aloud at once. This is similar to how congregations pray in
Bobby’s home church in India. The prayer time is then followed by a meditation
and ends with a time of greeting one another.
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| Moore sitting on a curb waiting for the parade |
Thursday, August
7th, was Independence Day in Côte d’Ivoire and LeAnn took me (Jenny) and
Moore down to the parade on one of the main streets in town. Moore enjoyed
exploring the area and saying “hi” to many of the people gathered along the
street.
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| A woman walking by while we waited for the parade |
Over the weekend, we had the opportunity to travel back to
Abidjan (the largest city in Côte
d’Ivoire) to visit one of the Church of God congregations there and take Tyler
(who completed a six-week internship here) to the airport so he could return to
the U.S. We were able to go to one of the craft markets and visit the beach
during our trip. On Sunday, we worshipped with the Yopougon Church of God,
where Moore found some friends who helped him play an African drum for the
first time (see video). Please pray for this church congregation who is waiting
for the papers to go through on their purchase for land to build a permanent church building, as you may
have read about in our former newsletters.
To see a video of some highlights from our second week, click on this link: http://vimeo.com/103750141
We’re a bit
behind in keeping you updated as we have already completed our third week here.
It was a busy one. Stay tuned for another update soon !
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