Monthly Archives: June 2008

Neighborhood Alliance: Goodies for Brokopps & Compassion Int’l visit

The church did something amazing!!!  They posted a list of the things we wanted (or needed), and then different people in the congregation brought them for the team to bring over.  We had 4 suitcases full of snacks, treats, cereal, POPTARTS!, and all kinds of other things.  Wow!  What a treat!  We are SOOO thankful […]

Neigborhood Alliance’s Work at the Job site

A while ago, one of the mayors gave us a piece of land in “Tanguin,”  expecting us to develop it in a way that will help the community.  But he wants us to start building on it soon.  If we leave it sit, he will take it away. 
Our goals are to eventually put a school […]

Redding Team Picts, Day 3 & 4

The team left on Monday for Pondou, a village in “the bush.”  They went to deliver some things from the LIFE container to a Bible school, and to check out our “leaking dam.”  After an overnight in the old Pondou mission house, they returned to Ouaga, visiting the sacred crocodiles on their way.

Chilling out at […]

Redding Team Picts, Day 1

           
They came on Air France         Church at Patte D’Oie

Sunday School — learning how to apologize
and how to forgive!

Lunch at the American Rec Club.

A swim at the American Rec. Club
   
They visted the LAC, our Christian highschool.  Dorms and
classrooms.
   
Loading clothes for the Bible school with those muscles!!

Loading them on the team’s bus.
             
Some Burkinabe […]

June 14-24: Team from Redding, CA

The team from the Neighborhood CMA church, Redding, CA is here!!!  Find a link to their schedule below…  I will try to keep you updated with photos.  Team Schedule

June 2008 Newsletter

Hi from Burkina Faso! 

After Alice and the children’s 6 weeks in the States, (and Pete’s 3 ½)  we are back in Burkina!!!  One of the reasons we went to the States was our conference at the Redding California C&MA church.  It was FABULOUS!  Thanks for praying.  We spoke A LOT and felt a good […]