Permits, Visas, and Cards, oh my!
I just realized that I forgot to report here that I received my Stay Card (Carte de Séjour). Much thanks goes to Pastor Kossi who did almost all the legwork and had the contacts to…
Updated: Accident 🏍💥🚙
Monday last week, Pastor Kossi Blewu was traveling (on motorcycle) up to the land we purchased to check on the agriculture work there. He was making a left turn (and signaling) when the car behind…
Out of the mouth of infants…
“Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise” – Matthew 21:16 Our church in the US often have a special service at the end of VBS where the children perform…
Rain Delay
Today durning class with the pastoral students we had a torrential rain. No big deal in the US, but when you are in a tin-roofed church, a heavy rain drowns out any class (you think…
Connected!
I finally got the new apartment wired for internet. I’ve had access on my phone, but it has been difficult to do much, especially since my hotspot wouldn’t work. But this past Wednesday Togo Telecom…
Pentecost is important!
Pentecost is a important festival commemorating the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost after Jesus’ ascension. On that harvest festival, the Lord reaped a harvest of about 3000 souls and added…
Rough Road Ahead
There are three kinds of roads (that I have seen so far) on the city of Lomé: paved, cobblestone, and dirt. The paved roads are reserved for the down-town business area and major connecting arteries,…
Pardon my French!
Today (Thursday) I taught the seminary students for the third time (not counting this past Sunday evening when both the current pastors and seminary students gathered together to study Luther’s Small Catechism). The students told…
Deposit…deposited
Today (Saturday) Pastor Kossi had a man come over to exchange money so I could have enough to make the deposit on the apartment. Then we went over to the owner’s house. After a long…
A Nigerian prince and princess
This past Sunday I met a Nigerian prince and princess. No, they did not ask my help in transferring 2,000,000$ US out of the country that they discovered in dormant bank account. That was a…