Busy Week

It has been a busy week. I spent Monday translating some information on Rabies -- timing, signs and symptoms of the disease in people. One of the ladies from whom we buy meat died Sunday morning. It seems likely she died of rabies since she had been bitten while trying to break up a dog fight in March. I also included in the information, how to safely break up a dog fight without being bitten -- throw water on them!

I also spent time typing and printing 4 certificates for Met Justin to give his Primary School Administrators and Teachers as they complete their training this summer.
The Wilsons and I also spent time in some meetings about and making arrangements for the 9th, 12th and 13th graders to take their National Exams. The 9th graders start their National exam Tuesday.
Tuesday afternoon was spent with about 25 local women who came to a seminar on Spiritual Warfare. A team from the Wilson's church in Iowa was visiting Kristie and Jean Jean Mompremier (it is their church too), but spent some time with the Wilsons as well. The women started the afternoon with songs of praise and strength encouraging us that we need not fear when we are in Christ.


Then I translated for Pearl from the Wilsons church as she encouraged the ladies. Her message seemed to hit home with the ladies -- there were a lot of nodding heads and "amens" as Pearl shared about who we are in Christ. I think we were all strengthened by her story about the testimony of the witch doctor she met Sunday. He has not become a Christian and is still practicing his Voodoo, but he said he can see the importance of being a real Christian rather than just one who says he is a Christian. He said when he tries to curse real Christians, he is not able to! The curses fail! But when he curses a person who only says she is a Christian, the curse does not fail.

As the skies darkened and the thunder rolled closer and louder, we talked about ending the session early, but the woman who had the longest walk to get home said, "I don't want to say that we should end beacuse the course is so good!" Pray for these women as they fight the spiritual battles in their lives each day and as they share the strength they gained Tuesday with others who were not at the seminar.