Labels, Abunas, and Sunday Sermons...

We have been slacking a little on the posting, but believe me we have not been sitting around doing nothing. Our busy week began with Sunday morning where Evan preached on Acts 9. The music in the service went an hour and 1/2 and than when Evan began to preach he forgot that with an interpreter it takes a little longer, but it was a great sermon and we laughed how a half an hour sermon went an hour. :) Sunday afternoon we went with my friend Grace to the village to visit my sweet, wonderful friend Sukanema and her family. I was so excited to see Brian who was just a baby when I left and now is sooo big! He has an amazing smile! Usually I try not to stay too long at Sukanemas because I do not want to in convenience her, because she doesn't have a lot of money to be Sudanese hospitable(which is give you tea or a meal or a soda), but she knew we were coming so she had rice and chicken waiting for us. In a way this was good because Evan got to see what the Sudanese do when they bring you food. First of all in the village the women still get down low kneeling on the ground to give you the food(when there is a man around-which is probably why we got food in the first place)and than they leave and you do not see them again until after you are done eating. It was such a nice time laughing with Sukanema and seeing her mother and sister and brother again! Oh I missed her so much :)! We looked at pictures of Tara(which she misses dearly) and took pictures of our own. Monday began Evan's three day 9-5 seminar where he is the only speaker! He is really enjoying it, but is exhausted! There are about 45 pastors(Abunas)and church leaders from all around this area. Many of them are older men who definitely have the joy of the Lord. Evan is learning so much from these men and has learned that the church is the church no matter where you are; there are the same struggles, joys and encouragements! God's global church! Tomorrow is his final day with them. Pray that God will continue to give Evan wisdom and the words to speak. Today I got so excited because I realized was so close to be completed with the library and than realized after talking to the librarian for ECTC that over a hundred books are mislabeled, so that has been my mission for today and tomorrow; I still hope to be completed by Friday. Yesterday, I had the privilege to build tsunamis and earthquakes with my class I am guest teaching. They loved it! They had never done something like that before, some of them saw me do it with the old students a couple of years ago, but always wanted to do it themselves! Friday is volcanoes! God is continually teaching us to be vessels for His kingdom and glory! Praise the Lord for safe travels for the pastors! Please continue to pray for rain!