When you pray for Mali, please remember to especially pray for the pastors and their families. For many of them, the societal needs are great, the resources are limited, and the spiritual fruit is slow in ripening. It is easy to get discouraged! We as a team try to encourage whenever and wherever we can, but oftentimes it seems that for every family we do encourage, there are three more out there needing the same.
One such couple works in a village that has had many relational problems. There are even two roads leading to the village, and the position that the villagers take concerning a few people determines which path they follow to town. This couple is feeling burnt out. They have taken a couple of weeks away to rest and spend time together without the stress of daily life. Pray that their needs would be met, that God would renew their desire for ministry, and that they would grow in their walk as a family with the Lord.
Above is a picture of our friends' son, Paul, who stayed at our house while waiting for his parents to arrive from the village. Paul asked, "Daniel bÉ› min?" [Where is Danny?] I had to tell him that Danny was at school. A few minutes later, he had found this picture of Danny, put it on the floor, and was talking to him just like he was there playing with him. Too cute!
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