Hi friends,
I can here the honking outside my window right now, the city is alive with motorcycles and cars. Would you bleive I forgot my pictures and since I am at an internet cafe, I cannot go back and get them, so hopefully I will have them up soon. I am a training for Pathfinders, mostly we are working on first aid and team building, so it is a great cultural introduction. I will be heading up the project next Sunday. God has provided me with some great friends here from the Adventist Church, an awesome way to sort of ease into Benin. I am excited to see Gods hand moving (pardon the grammar, I am on a french keyboard). For a few mornings the bats have woken me up real bad, but I have asked God each time to silence them and I drift off to sleep again. Little things He does. I suppose after these few days I have not seen His hand in mighty ways, that I always think about in themission field, but really I need a change of perspective. In everything God is mighty. He does not have to do mighty things, He is, that is a great comfort. I do know to that He is working in ways I cannot see, I am sure there are great things he has already done that I will not know about until eternity, that I am sure for all of us. The city is a little overwhelming, a lot of car exhausts especially when sitting on a motorcycle in the middle of traffic at a stop light. But people are used to foreigners here and they have me greatly, even when I do not know them. I tried a trick that John Kent suggested at training to learn language, ask for directions to a place you already know the way too. Everyone kindly pointed me in the right direction, but also suggested I take a semi john or motocycle taxi instead of walking, but hey I could handle on forty five minutes, being a great Outward Pursuit hiker and all(: Well I must be off, hopefully pics will be here within the week. God bless you all.
In His grip,
Eric
Almost forgot to tell you about the clothing market, this little girl mabye 2 years old came to me and held my hand in playful wonder, she said ca va, which is how are you. It was really heartwarming, It reminding me that for these children,younger and older, I am here with Christs love.
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Hi Eric,
I expect by now you will blend in if you have been out in the sun!
and in a couple of weeks you wont miss the case so much.
Wishing you all the best and a happy Sabbath,
greetings
John & Milly We are at IIw Toronto
Hi Eric, it's great to hear of your mission trip to Africa. I commend you for your commitment to the cause of Christ. I'll look forward to reading your blog from now on. You no doubt will have some ups and downs in your experience there but don't worry the Lord will help you through it all. Remember the words of Joshua 1:9 - "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
God Bless
Mathew Feeley
Hey Eric!
Glad you made it there without too much trouble.
It sounds amazing there, but then, anywhere God chooses to place us is a good place. It also sounds as though you are kept busy witch is a good thing....no time to get bored=]
Wow, it's cool to see how God works...even with little things(like the little girl and stuff).
Wanted to tell you that we're praying for you while your there being Gods hands in the world=D
May He bless you for your work.
Bye for now,
Heidi
Wow!
Ok first of all, glad you made it there without too much trouble.
It sounds like a great place to be. But then, what place isn't when God has sent you there to do His work!
Pretty amazing the way God works (with the little girl and all).
We'll continue to pray for you while there doing God's work.
Bye for now,
Heidi
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