12/10/2016: Surprises

Surprises in Senegal This summer, as in years past, about 95% of our neighbors observed the holy month of Ramadan—because 95% of Senegal’s population is Muslim. During Ramadan, believers abstain from food and beverages, including water, from sunup to sundown. Since the religious calendar follows the moon cycles, the month of fasting comes eleven days earlier each year, and these …

11/20/10: Out of Darkness into His Marvelous Light

Out of Darkness into His Marvelous Light A Conversion Story From Congo Lusawu recently baptized Brigite, a young woman from the Mushima village about 15 miles south of our Kazamba Mission, and shares her story. Brigite is married to Lemba who was baptized with her. She is an orphan, and even though there are many other members of her family …