We were blessed to spend the last two days at the school in Kounayan Mancagne. The students greeted us with some songs. They opened with the song “Hello, how are you? Hello, how are you? Hello, how are you? Hello!” and proceeded to sing this song in 7 different dialects, which demonstrated the diversity of the students at the school. They also sang “If You’re Happy and You Know It” in French, which is one of the songs our interpreter, Charlie, taught them last year.
On Wednesday, Mark had the privilege of meeting with Mr. Bagi and the other two teachers. Mark was able to give a teachers inservice, African style. They went over some different possible teaching strategies using the resources that are available to them. Mark was a tremendous encouragement to these teachers and he applauded them for their efforts and successes.
When we arrived Wednesday morning, we learned that one of the students, a 10 year old girl, had passed away. After the teaching sessions were complete on Wednesday, Mark and Cindy went to visit the uncle of the little girl that had passed away to express our condolences to the family. “It just so happens” (as Sam would say) that this man was Mandyak.
There was a request made for our women to speak to the African women about general hygiene, nutrition, and various female issues. We gladly agreed. Mr. Bagi told two women in the village that we were going to speak on this subject. When we arrived on Thursday morning, there about 15 women sitting patiently under the tree. By the time the session started, there were 78 women and about 30 men that attended this training. Yeah God! :) ...I don't think Cindy ever dreamed that she would be teaching Sex Education, African style, under a mango tree to an entire village. Whew!...what grace we have been granted.
God has opened so many doors this trip in effort to continue to reach even more Mandyak people. I’m amazed at how God has orchestrated every encounter. Only God could perform such a work, and we give Him all the glory, honor, and praise!
To Him be the glory,
Alicia
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen” –Ephesians 3:20-21
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