cornerstone kids is the name of our school in gyero! we wanted something that would remind us of Christ and came upon the verse Ephesians 2:20 where it says that we are the building and Jesus Christ is the cornerstone. we are super busy right now trying to get things ready...uniforms, textbooks, furniture, classrooms, training teachers...so please pray over the next two weeks that God would give us direction, clarity, and energy! Please pray for our staff. We have six teachers and an additional five staff members...(including missionaries)
we covet your prayers and support! if you would like to help financially, please email me at hrlacroix@hotmail.com. hopefully sooner than later i will be writing about some of the needs that we have. we are beyond excited about doing this but realize that it is a huge undertaking and prayer is so important! love! heather
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Saturday, August 14, 2010
run of the bulls
This past Sunday, four friends and I set out to visit a Nigerian friend of ours at his home near Bauchi. We met Wade when we went on an outreach up north earlier this year. You say his name like wah-dah. He is a missionary as well. He has an amazing story of coming to Christ. I guess all of our stories are amazing! He is a Fulani. Fulanis are the largest nomadic people group in the world, and are about 98% Muslim.
Part of the adventure was getting there! Two of my friends have been to his home before, so we thought they would remember the way...but what should have been a 3 1/2 hour trip turned into a 5 1/2 hour trip! To their credit, Nigeria isn't the easiest place to travel in. There are not a lot of street signs, and the scenery is very different between dry and wet season. When we finally made it to their house, we ate and visited with his family a bit. He has two sons and his wife is about to have another baby. The four girls slept in the same room. We attempted to go to bed around 11, but ended up staying up until about 2 making animals on the wall because of the mosquitos!
The next morning we got up and Wade showed us around his village. Then we went to the Fulani market. We didn't really know what to expect, but it ended up being a lot of fun! They had some cool crafts and cloth. I bought a stick. Sounds weird, but it will remind me of Nigeria and the Fulanis herding their cows. Dustin wanted to get some milk, so we ended up in the section where they were selling cows. They had the cows in a fenced in area, but there were also a lot of trucks coming in and unloading cows. The market was very muddy because of wet season, so we were having to step carefully. Before we realized it, we were in a pretty tight space with hot coals and people behind us, and an angry bull in front of us! There were three guys holding ropes that were attached to the bull's nose and legs and they were having a pretty difficult time controlling it! It was one of those situations where you start to laugh, and then realize, hmm maybe this isn't the best place to be! I don't know who said what or how we decided, but we made a run for it through the mud, crowd, and cows coming in!
Now I can say it was a memorable and fun experience, but I'm pretty certain that I won't be booking my flight for the run of the bulls anytime soon!
Part of the adventure was getting there! Two of my friends have been to his home before, so we thought they would remember the way...but what should have been a 3 1/2 hour trip turned into a 5 1/2 hour trip! To their credit, Nigeria isn't the easiest place to travel in. There are not a lot of street signs, and the scenery is very different between dry and wet season. When we finally made it to their house, we ate and visited with his family a bit. He has two sons and his wife is about to have another baby. The four girls slept in the same room. We attempted to go to bed around 11, but ended up staying up until about 2 making animals on the wall because of the mosquitos!
The next morning we got up and Wade showed us around his village. Then we went to the Fulani market. We didn't really know what to expect, but it ended up being a lot of fun! They had some cool crafts and cloth. I bought a stick. Sounds weird, but it will remind me of Nigeria and the Fulanis herding their cows. Dustin wanted to get some milk, so we ended up in the section where they were selling cows. They had the cows in a fenced in area, but there were also a lot of trucks coming in and unloading cows. The market was very muddy because of wet season, so we were having to step carefully. Before we realized it, we were in a pretty tight space with hot coals and people behind us, and an angry bull in front of us! There were three guys holding ropes that were attached to the bull's nose and legs and they were having a pretty difficult time controlling it! It was one of those situations where you start to laugh, and then realize, hmm maybe this isn't the best place to be! I don't know who said what or how we decided, but we made a run for it through the mud, crowd, and cows coming in!
Now I can say it was a memorable and fun experience, but I'm pretty certain that I won't be booking my flight for the run of the bulls anytime soon!
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