The Adventure Continues!

Gasikainiya Adventure
Our biggest excitement came this week when we took a trip to Gasikainiya to do some village testing of the Pastoral Epistles. Gasikainiya is a tiny village about an hour and a half North West of Niamey. After leaving the paved road, we got stuck in the sand twice on our way there and once on our way back. We also got lost once. On the trip home the car's radiator cracked and we had to refill the radiator twice as the car was beginning to overheat. We made it back safe and Milton was able to get a new radiator the next day. The testing went well and the people seemed fairly receptive to the Word of God. We left copies of John and the pastoral epistles with the people. We also left a megavoice player as only about 4 members of the village can read. A megavoice player is a solar powered digital audio player. This one had John, Luke, the Abraham story, songs, and a testimony of a Fulani believer, and a gospel presentation all in Western Fulfulde. The trip was a lot of fun. It was neat to sit in a small block building and listen to God's Word being read to people who have probably never heard the good new of the Gospel. The people were very hospitable, giving us the first drink of each pot of strong sweetened green tea. They also shared the dates that we had given to them with us. This picture was taken inside the brick building in which we met with the village leaders and read the texts to them.

Dictionary Begun, Lornel Busy
Scott recieved training in the dictionary software and have begun to work on the dictionary. I am working to combine and add to two dictionaries in the Western Fulfulde dialect. The goal is to have one more comprehensive dictionary that is in both French and English. It is going to be a lot of work and I am not sure that I will compete the task while I am here but I am working toward that goal. Lornel has found many areas to get involved in. She is helping in an after school girls club at Sahel Academy (SIM's MK school here in Niamey Niger). Also here at the SIL office, there is a great need for help in the financial office. Lornel has been doing data entry this week, which has blessed Stan, the acting treasurer of SIL Niger.



Prayer Requests:

• Scott as he continues to work on the dictionary in Western Fulfulde
• For God's Spirit to do a mighty work in the village of Gasikainiya

Praises:

• Safety and a good reception was we traveled to Gasikainiya
• Lornel has been sleeping much better this week