School in Africa

We were asked by Adama to go one Saturday to be on the radio. We didn't know what to expect, but it turned out to be an English Club held on the School Radio for students learning to speak English. We are brought in as honored American guests. It's pretty funny to be there, but the Lord has shown it to be a ministry since we get to explain why we are in Burkina and because we have met two English students from the university who have wanted to meet with us to ask us questions about Jesus. They have Muslim names but they seem like they come from a Catholic background by their way of thinking. So pray for these young men, Lemin and Draman, that their inquisitiveness would yield true faith that would grow and spread into their own circles of influence, namely the children they help with English.











One day, we went with out believing Bissa friend Ahmed to the University of Ouagadougou where he is studying law. He showed us around for a while and it was exciting since we had been wondering what a university campus in Africa was like. A lot of the buildings kind of remind me of ancient near eastern ziggurats.











Another type of school that we've been involved in lately is teaching literacy to our contacts, mainly women, in the non-loti with Kathy on tuesdays and thursdays. When we are telling the Africans about it, we call it "Bissa Ecole" or Bissa School. It's amazing to be reminded that a majority of the adults in this country have never had the blessing of education, even to learn to read and write. Kathy uses these classes to help these women read, but the main purpose is so that they can read the Bible in Bissa or Moure (the language of the Mossi- the predominant people group in Ouaga). She tries to share a Bible story each class, but it has become clear that the enemy likes to cause noise and commotion during this time, and the women do not often pay attention. Pray that the storying time would be efficient each week and that the women would not only listen, but believe the truth they hear in their own language. Pray that these classes would yield a harvest of salvation among Bissa and Mossi people in the non-loti.











And now for a last school related picture... You know you're an MK (missionary kid) from Africa when you do your math homework with your pet python draped around your neck.