Saturday, December 31, 2016

Be kind to one another

During our trip in the village, my wife was driving the vehicle to go pick up somethings and hit a neighbours dog. This dog they say is 20 years old and is really tired. Even to wake up from the road or even to eat it takes all the time. My wife just figured out that all dogs will be smart but she remembered to hunk. Right after she passed, she heard a sharp cry from the poor animal. Apparently, the front tire passed on the dog's tail. We pleaded with the neighbors to get some money even to have a veterinary doctor take care of the dogs but they said it is not necessary. The woman even said that this might help the poor dog to die but we really feel sorry for the poor dog. Anyway, we thought they will be very mad at us but instead they were so friendly. We give Glory to God in everything.
Here is the dog owner and the dog.

Overcoming life issues

While we were up country this Christmas 2016, I met a childhood friend (Henry) that we have been out of touch for several years and he is struggling with some issues in life. The good thing is that he came quite close to me and also opened up. We got engaged in discussing these things and I started challenging him on one major aspect. These were hard because although everyone knows about it in the community, no one will there talk about it. I challenged him to consider to stop smoking weed and he agreed and appreciated me for saying what no one has ever told him to do. The following day, someone who owed him paid with a huge quantity of weed! This is an enormous temptation. I encouraged him to bring this matter to God. To tell God that it is more than Him and that even though he wants to stop it, he is really struggling and God will surely make a way. I told him to throw it away or burn it but I do not yet know what he will do with it. He promised me that by the time I come, back I will see a change in his life. I reminded him the Scriptures on Matthew 11:28-31 "Come to me all of you who are tired from carrying heavy loats and I will give you rest. Take my yoke and put it on you, and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit; and you will find rest. For the yoke I will give you is easy, and the load I will put on you is light"
This Scripture challenged and changed my life several years ago, pray that it will speak to the life of my friend Henry.

Christmas 2016

It was good for us to spend a week up country away from our Bamenda base. We spent quality time with my mother and visited several people and shared the joy of Christmas together with them. As you can see, we left the village with our vehicle overloaded with lots of goodies. It is good to be back again.