Painting Toenails is a Great Part Of Mission Work Looking Forward Jim and Roxanne hope to serve in Ukraine the second week of October Grace Bible Church will send a mission team to the Dominican Republic in January 2022 Below are some photos of previous Construction/Medical missions to the DR
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We’re Home!
We may be in Wisconsin but our hearts are still in love with Togo and it’s people. Please pray for the mission there: Hôpital Baptiste Biblique (HBB) Due to the limitations on travel they have had fewer short-term missionaries and this has put a strain on the full-time missionaries. Our God is good and willContinue reading “We’re Home!”
Around HBB
Mama with premie daughter Bath day at the cuisines This little guy was picking flowers for his mother My translator, Fofo, with his daughter. His wife died several years ago. He is great at sharing the Gospel with our patients. One of the full time missionary families had some additions while we were here
It’s Not All Work :-}
John and Betty brought an ice cream machine over in a container a few years ago So we had an Ice Cream Social on Saturday. What could be better than ice cream and a good book in the shade on a Togo afternoon? This is a girl after my own heart!! Some of the littleContinue reading “It’s Not All Work :-}”
Harmattan
At the end of the dry season the hot winds from the Sahara (the Harmatan) sweep down to the Plateau here and bring so much sand we can hardly see the mountains And almost blots out the sun COVID vaccination clinic at HBB Ladies preparing a special lunch for after the Easter service at theContinue reading “Harmattan”
Some Photos
Florence, the chief cook for the Guesthouse, on her way into work. Gospel presentation by one of the hospital chaplains. Morning meds for the female inpatient ward For the more sensitive types, don’t scroll down any further!! Seriously the photos below are very graphic ___________________________________________________________________________________________ One of the MKs (Missionary Kids) wanted to show meContinue reading “Some Photos”
Rainy Season Begins
It’s the end of the hot dry season and beginning of the rainy season in Togo. And termites like to party after a good rain. The air is thick with them but they lose their wings fairly quickly then they crawl off and do whatever termites do. According to the locals, termites are good whenContinue reading “Rainy Season Begins”
Sunday Worship in Togo
Repairing Storm Damage
With a machete A storm swept through Tsiko, the village where we are located, and the HBB compound yesterday with wind pushing the rain horizontally. Branches went down and the Tusenk’s cashew tree was twisted out of the ground. Clean up proceeded in typical Togo fashion, everything done by hand. Fortunately no buildings on theContinue reading “Repairing Storm Damage”
Week 2: March 7-13
We had rain Monday evening, yay!! And our roommate appeared:
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