with only a few weeks to go before leaving sudan i am sad that i found this beautiful village so late. i was moved from my old base mid february for security reasons and relocated in a village out in the bush near the border of the democratic republic of congo. unlike my last base, which was very dusty and dry, this town is very tropical and green. there are palm trees lining the roads, banana trees growing wild, and mango trees covering the entire town in shade. the Bible says that GOD will never allow us to be tempted with more than we could handle, and i am sure that if GOD had allowed me to be in this town my entire time in sudan i would not be coming home in april. speaking of home, i want to wish you all a happy easter and know that i am excited to get back and share this trip with you. my workers and i are celebrating easter by starting our workday tomorrow morning with singing and dancing. they have agreed to bring traditional instruments and lead us in traditional songs; i have agreed to let them spend the first hour of the workday laughing at a white boy dancing to african music. im sure it will be a great time. later in the day i am going to be partaking in scripture reading with over 40 of the local pastors and the bishop. i am starting the ceremony by reading the story of Jesus washing the disciples feet. oh the irony. if only you could see my feet. after the reading we are actually washing feet. it may the biggest honor of my life to wash the feet of a man who would not deny Christ in the face of death. i only have 1 more week to spend in this village and i am so glad that it is the week of easter. after i leave here i will be going into northern sudan for 2 weeks and seeing a school that WhyTheWoods is going to rebuild. imagine, the money that you gave will in just a short time be buying building materials for a new Christian school in the middle of northern sudan!!! northern sudan is not exactly welcoming to Christians by the way. that is why all the Christians are living up in the mountains where they are safer. i will have more information on this school and this project when i return. for my last week in africa i am going back to my sudan home town, wadupe. i will live with them for one week and get everything arranged for my return in 2009, GOD willing. i am excited about getting back to them and spending quality time with the community. i am sure i will post at least once more. check out this picture from a day that we went swimming in a nearby lake. we threw some kids in first to make sure there were no crocodiles or giant snakes. just kidding....we used chickens.
he caught these with a stick for a rod and termites for bait.
