November 28: outreach

Please pray for the D.A. Outreach this weekend to the Koulouck region of Senegal. Jacob will be part of a group of 120 students and staff ministering through labor, medical work, drama and children's ministries. We are looking forward to what God will do during this time!

November 27: Thanksgiving

We are thankful for all God's goodness to us! We enjoyed a bountiful celebration with our SIM team!

November 26: Turkey Bowl

An annual D.A. tradition is Turkey Bowl, a half-day of flag football and food! The junior class serves the food, and as junior-class sponsors, we kept busy working and playing! (More pictures are available upon request, let us know and I'll send you the link!)

November 23: Dan, Liz, and Erik!

We enjoyed a quick two-day visit from Pastor Dan and Liz, and Pastor Erik from our home church. They had been in Guinea leading our SIM team in a Spiritual Life Conference, and then spent two days in Dakar visiting with the missionaries from our church who serve here. We packed a lot into those two days- a movie night at DA, softball games, time at the beach and a soccer game! (And we had to drive through a herd of cows on the way home from the beach...) The highlight may have been the bonfire on our roof with music led by Pastor Dan... but all the time was good.

We are thankful for the time they spent to encourage us here!!

November 16: Meg and Cara

Meg facilitated a session at the annual Senegal Women's Retreat, titled "Help, I'm Married to a Travelling Man!" It was a blessing to have her as part of this year's retreat.

Cara is from our home church, and is a missionary in a smaller town here in Senegal. It was fun to see Meg and Cara connect at the retreat!

November 9: Dennis and Meg

Dennis and Meg came from Boston to facilitate leadership training as part of our WAFA Council meetings. We enjoyed hosting them, and look forward to the next time of being together! (Somehow I forgot to take pictures during their teaching times, but they looked very professional! We managed to find time for a fun walk in the park as well!)

in meetings...

This week we're in council meetings each day, and the women's retreat is beginning Friday... Hopefully I'll be back after that with notes and pictures!

November 5

It feels very strange to be across an ocean from the U.S. on election day! I'm so thankful to be a citizen of a country where we are allowed to vote, and to voice our opinions freely. Now that the election is finished, I'm praying that we will move on, trusting God's sovereignty.

" I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth." (1Timothy 2:1-4).

I really appreciate Justin Taylor' s words today

No matter who you voted for--or whether you voted at all--it's important to remember that, as President, Barack Obama will have God-given authority to govern us, and that we should view him as a servant of God (Rom. 13:1, 4) to whom we should be subject (Rom. 13:1, 5; 1 Pet. 2:13-14).

• We are to pray for Barack Obama (1 Tim. 2:1-2).
• We are to thank God for Barack Obama (1 Tim. 2:1-2).
• We are to respect Barack Obama (Rom. 13:7).
• We are to honor Barack Obama (Rom. 13:7; 1 Pet. 2:17).

His entire post is worth reading.