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Training for Charles with NTM February 2013

Training for Charles with NTM February 2013

Charles just completed a training with New Tribe Mission West Africa!  He and about 15 other believers from different countries in West Africa completed an intensive training course here in Senegal.  While, it was shorter than the training that I went through, it was all in French and better understood in the local context.  We […]
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Our good friends now missionaries too! 2013

Our good friends now missionaries too! 2013

How exciting it is to grow together with brothers and sisters in Christ! We have been loved by this couple, Prosper and Suzanne, during some difficult times and in times of joy as well.  We have prayed with them as God brought them through some difficulties too.  We are so excited to celebrate a new […]
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To the Cassamance…April 2012

To the Cassamance…April 2012

We took a visit to Charles’ home village and also to a new work among a different Joola people group. We got to visit the KING!  Charles’ cousin is the king which means that he is a spiritual and social leader to the community.  However, he is then forced to stay in the “traditions” that […]
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And Then There Were Four! March 2012

And Then There Were Four! March 2012

God surprised us with an extra blessing and a few months after Ariel Jisalo was born, Shawn came along.  Shawn was born in December.  This day, we celebrated the marriage of Charles’ brother, who is also a believer.  Our ministry at the time in the capitol city was welcoming new missionaries and helping them to […]
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With God All Things Are Possible! January 2011

With God All Things Are Possible! January 2011

Doctors had told me that I may not be able to have children. Look what God has done! We have a baby boy! What a joy to celebrate this gift with our Senegalese church family and mom and dad before they returned to Georgia. We are so blessed!
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God’s passion among the Koniagi

God’s passion among the Koniagi

Continuing on our spring tour of Senegal…From Oussouye Charles and I took a “sept-place”, a car seating 7 people-a popular mode of public transportation, to a city in the south-east of Senegal.  Since the ride was long and hot, we paid for three seats to be more comfortable.  No air condition, only the air that […]
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Fresh Chicken with the family

Fresh Chicken with the family

Charles and I recently had the chance to spend a little time with family in his home village.  It was nice to see everyone again, now as a married couple.  I had the opportunity to cook a chicken dinner with my sisters-in-law.  Did I mention that I have 5 sisters now!  Chickens go from the […]
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The Balanta church

The Balanta church

One of the first things we did on our survey of village works was to worship with our Balanta brothers and sisters.  Missionaries have been there for many years and there is finally a small church.  We enjoyed a worship service with them outside under mango trees.  Each of us danced during praise and worship […]
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Village life

Village life

Recently Charles and I traveled with seven other NTM missionaries to visit existing church planting works in village settings of Senegal.  To start, we drove for over 12 hours passing through the little country of Gambia to the south of Senegal. At times if felt like there were more pot holes than pavement on the […]
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Praise God for the power of His Word!  We are beginning a Sunday school program in our little church in Dakar.  We have made three separate classes.  Charles teaches the adult class in French.  One of the elders who is part of the teaching team teaches the adults in Joola.  I teach the kids with […]
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