Earl for President

Hair cuts, tailor made clothes, more boxes, and soccer. Barb has a steady stream of women missionaries getting beautiful hair cuts and perms.....a refreshing start and a wonderful encouragement when you are a long way from home.

Jean, Barb, Sandy, and Jerry have made the grand adventure to the fabric store and the tailor to create special outfits made just for them. So, watch out world, here they come! They look like true Malians.

We have only 1 more room to empty of boxes and get into the warehouse. So, the tide is turning. Still a lot to do, but we may be winning the war after all.

Earl and Brent have been steadily working on the x-ray room. First the metal z-channel went up, then the pink insulation which we decided was not a good color for them. Next came the fiberglass reinforced polyester which is white. The rumor is Earl is moving into the white house! We are thinking of electing him president of Mali.

Jack and Jerry are busy wiring and Erv is doing all the heavy lifting for the warehouse move.
So, each day is an adventure.

As we headed home today, we stopped briefly at a soccer match. Imagine playing on a dirt field, surrounded by a huge crowd. They have it announced by loudspeaker...it is quite an event. We drew a crowd of children as usual as we stood for a few minutes. They love to be greeted and absolutely love to see the photos of themselves that you have taken.

We greet you in the name of the Lord. Tomorrow Jack, Barb, Jean, and Sandy head to Burkina Faso to greet other Alliance friends. Jan has a mini-retreat planned for the 4 teen girls this weekend and the other guys will be be working and fending for themselves.
We are grateful for your support and prayers.