Mishamo Trip

Here are a few pictures of our trip to Mishamo, the old refugee camp. We had 4 days of evangelistic meetings, seminars, films, and kids' meetings. A couple of people came up to talk and pray after the evening films. However, we don't know what kind of follow-up was arranged with these few. The evangelistic meetings in the afternoon were full of energy, loud music, dust and heat. An evangelist from Tabora (middle of the country) was the special speaker for these meetings and the people loved his enthusiasm. He took time throughout the day to pray and talk with individuals upon request, and there were many! The heat was almost overwhelming. Taking daily, cold bucket baths helped. We were thankful that it didn't rain, that would have made our drive back a big adventure. The drive back was uneventful except for a busted tire on one of the vehicles and zig-zagging between stopped busses and trucks.

Enjoy the pictures!

Waiting at the camp entrance for 2 hrs. because our papers weren't in perfect order.

Finally arriving at our destination after almost 8 hrs. on the road.

Luke selling Bibles and Bible covers from the back of the car. Sold out by day 2.

All ready to show films, just waiting for it to get dark.

Faithful workers in the kitchen. They got kinda goofy when they saw a camera.

Hard working ladies in the kitchen that made food for everyone.

Our room for 4 nights. Girls slept on the floor within a mosquito tent.

Ruth Johnson teaching Sunday School.

Cooking for a crowd.

Ladies stirring the "ugali" until it's not too mushy for serving.

Ugali and beans for lunch.

One of the elders, and hosts, Ruben was busy serving everyone.

Rainy season? Not quite yet.

Rainy season will be upon us in another month or so. Traveling in the rainy season has it's challenges...

And so we try to do as much traveling as we can in these dry "months". However, it doesn't stop us. When you have to travel you just go and pray that the Lord will bring you back safely. On occasion, our trips can get really fun...

On Thursday we will travel south, to a refugee camp (Mishamo) and be there for 4 days with seminars (solid Bible teaching), evangelistic meetings and evening films. There are two vehicles going, and a total of 11 adults plus our 2 girls. Pray that our time will be of mutual encouragement, that we will have strength and health, and for safety on the "fun" roads.
Thank you!
Luke, Gina, Esther and Emily Johnson

August Update

Dear praying friends and family,
Here's a quick rundown of last month:
-We visited two village churches for their Sunday meetings.
-We visited the families of 4 new babies in the village of Nkungwe.
-We worked on different house projects (Esther's school house!)
-We are enjoying a visit from Jeremy and Sonja Bassett from Wisconsin.
-Luke and Emily both celebrated birthdays this week.
Looking forward:
Tomorrow, a team of 11 will head north to the mostly Muslim village of Kagongo to show evangelistic films for two nights. And do some follow up in the neighboring village of Kigalie (where they showed films last time).
On the 18th of September we will drive south to the refugee camp of Mishamo for a week-long conference, which includes: seminars, evangelistic meetings and films.
Thank you for your prayers.
In Christ,
Luke, Gina, Esther and Emily Johnson

Emily turns 2!

Our little blondie is turning 2 today! She is a little character at times and finally learning to play nicely (share and not be so selfish) with her big sister Esther. Two years have flown by!
Here's a fun album you can check out to see how she's grown in the past two years. Emily's Album
And here is a very short video of her, on her birthday, singing to herself. =)

(Her mouth is very red because she'd almost managed to finish a huge lollipop she'd gotten for a gift.)