Make Way for the International President
Written November 20, 2006
The past ten days have been spent catering to the needs of the international president, Chris Clark. Yes, Daddy Chris has been here, and so we have been very busy with all the activities that go on while he is here. He arrived on Friday, Nov. 10. Saturday we had a baptism service for new believers and some of the children from the home that have reached the certain age where we believe they understand the commitment they have made to Christ. Sunday was a Thanksgiving program at the school. Now this is not lik
e our Thanksgiving, here it is basically a fundraiser for the school and they also give thanks for all the good work going on in the school. I believe this derives from a British holiday. Monday was full of meetings and then Tuesday we took the long trip to Banta where we had another baptism service(more on that below) and an official opening of the new skills train center where young people learn different trades such as tailoring, weaving, tye-dying, etc. On Thursday, we made the trek back to Freetown. (During this time, Sarah was sick in the hospital) Friday was spent with Sarah and she was discharged and we went home from there. The rest of that day was spent helping the country director prepare for her daughter's wedding. Saturday we attended the wedding! 
Sunday there was a consecration ceremony for all the staff of COTN. And today we are sending them back to America and taking a long nap! WOW!
Okay, now I want to share some of these things in detail. The baptism service in Banta was amazing. Here we were in the bush of Africa baptizing people from a remote village in a river. What an experience! The glory of the Lord is beyond our comprehension. I wish I was more eloquent with my words so that I could paint this picture for you, but we were standing there at the bank of this river, as men and women from all ages were going to the river to be baptized all the while singing Mende hymns.
Yes, Sarah was in the hospital. It sounds a bit scary but she’s fine now. She ended up having malaria, typhoid and a bacterial infection. I know all these things sound awful but here they are not that uncommon and so the doctors were able to treat her and she is recovering quickly. People were actually joking that she really wasn’t sick; she was just faking so that she could get the presidential treatment at the hospital.
We are now adjusting to normal life again. Mama Angie(country director) allowed us to take the week off. Mostly for Sarah, but I also felt that I needed to recuperate after Chris Clark left. Next week we will resume school and our in-service training.
The past ten days have been spent catering to the needs of the international president, Chris Clark. Yes, Daddy Chris has been here, and so we have been very busy with all the activities that go on while he is here. He arrived on Friday, Nov. 10. Saturday we had a baptism service for new believers and some of the children from the home that have reached the certain age where we believe they understand the commitment they have made to Christ. Sunday was a Thanksgiving program at the school. Now this is not lik
e our Thanksgiving, here it is basically a fundraiser for the school and they also give thanks for all the good work going on in the school. I believe this derives from a British holiday. Monday was full of meetings and then Tuesday we took the long trip to Banta where we had another baptism service(more on that below) and an official opening of the new skills train center where young people learn different trades such as tailoring, weaving, tye-dying, etc. On Thursday, we made the trek back to Freetown. (During this time, Sarah was sick in the hospital) Friday was spent with Sarah and she was discharged and we went home from there. The rest of that day was spent helping the country director prepare for her daughter's wedding. Saturday we attended the wedding! 
Sunday there was a consecration ceremony for all the staff of COTN. And today we are sending them back to America and taking a long nap! WOW!Okay, now I want to share some of these things in detail. The baptism service in Banta was amazing. Here we were in the bush of Africa baptizing people from a remote village in a river. What an experience! The glory of the Lord is beyond our comprehension. I wish I was more eloquent with my words so that I could paint this picture for you, but we were standing there at the bank of this river, as men and women from all ages were going to the river to be baptized all the while singing Mende hymns.
Yes, Sarah was in the hospital. It sounds a bit scary but she’s fine now. She ended up having malaria, typhoid and a bacterial infection. I know all these things sound awful but here they are not that uncommon and so the doctors were able to treat her and she is recovering quickly. People were actually joking that she really wasn’t sick; she was just faking so that she could get the presidential treatment at the hospital.We are now adjusting to normal life again. Mama Angie(country director) allowed us to take the week off. Mostly for Sarah, but I also felt that I needed to recuperate after Chris Clark left. Next week we will resume school and our in-service training.
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