Toilet explosion...

So, the other day as we were cleaning our house, we had a great surprise in our bathroom! The pipe connecting the toilet to the wall came undone and water began shooting from the wall!! The floor was covered in water (as were we) as we tried desperately to stop it. Fortunately, my dad was with us and created a stopper with a stick and a washcloth (pretty talented, huh?). Here are some pictures of the bathroom and the stopper. It was quite a morning!!
I just thought you all would enjoy that story (although it may be one of those "guess you had to be there" type moments). But either way, I'm sure it put a smile to someone's face!! :)

Tabasci

Here are some pictures from the recent holiday, Tabasci. This holiday is supposed to represent Abraham's sacrifice of his son. All over our town, you could see similar sights as this - the people sacrifice goats and sheep and then place the carcass' outside their homes for the entire day. It was a grim picture walking down the streets that day.

Please be remembering the people here - be asking that the strongholds would be lifted and that people would seek the Truth.

Christmas...

Ok everyone!! I know it's been a while since I've updated this blog! That's just part of the fun of not having reliable internet close by!!

Here are some pictures of our Christmas decorations!! Thanks to many of you at home, we had some great decorations that made our house feel just a little more like home during the holidays!!

This is our living room after we decorated....




And of course, no Christmas in Niger could be without a Snowman on the wall made out of electrical tape!!! LOL...when you live in Niger...sometimes you have to get VERY creative....



Here is me holding our snowman's hand...of course, he isn't just any snowman...

If you'll notice his hat....that is the traditional Fulani hat out here and so he is a snow-Fulani!!

And here's another picture of our Christmas tree!

But most importantly...Christmas was a great time for us to be able to share with the Fulani the true meaning of this celebration. I am so thankful to our Father that He would come down in such a humble way and provide for us the most precious of gifts...salvation and life together with Him forever!

Praise Him for He is Worthy!!