Weekend Outings

We were very busy last weekend and have only just caught our breath. On Saturday we had a vehicle signed out and the five of us took a spin about town. We made our way to the intersection of Gurley and Benson streets and found a shop where there were about a dozen tailors producing shirt/trouser sets, dresses, etc. Each tailor has a sample of their work hanging on the walls above their own work station. I found a very dressy outfit that will be nice for Christmas, and we bought a few other articles of clothing, too. My outfit needed some adjustments, so as we waited, we walked around the block to kill time. Of course, John got some pictures as we walked...

After the tailors, we drove further downtown, and shopped at one of the craft shops across from the US Embassy. There were lots of interesting things there, and we just HAD to have a couple flip-flop cars. They were a good example of how you can recycle here!

On Sunday we were blessed to be part of a celebration and dedication of a new church in Bomi county, about an hour up the road. The church is in a village in 'the bush' and was started after a team from Mercy Ships took the Jesus Film to them a couple of months ago. Several of the villagers were deeply touched by the message and wanted to disciple new believers. Part of the celebration was a baptism. Everyone walked about a mile away from the village to a 'good' spot in the river where those being baptized could be immersed.

"Don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life." Romans 6:3-4

Jenny