Jared and Jim don't get home until next Tuesday, but this evening they will begin the long journey back. They have been amazed, encouraged and overwhelmed by the things they have seen God doing through the church in the Congo.
Jared reports that today has been a good day. They visited a CECU primary school nearby. It was a primary class with 11-13 year olds and 60 students with one teacher. They started the year with over 700 students but are now down to 500 because their parents can no longer afford it. The cost is from 6-20 US dollars per year depending on the exchange rate. Parents have to also pay for 12 notebooks. When the average salary is $1 a day and you have 6 children, it makes paying for school very difficult.
They also had the opportunity to give one more layette this morning. The baby was just 15 minutes old when they got there and Jared got to hold her. The mother apologized for not sitting up to greet them! They gave a pink layette made by Pamela Hedges.
The doctors on the team arrived back from Tandala. They'll meet up with the rest of the team on their way back to Bangui tomorrow.
Pray for the trip to Bangui. At 9:00 CT tonight (Tuesday) they will be waking up to begin the drive so they can cross the border before it closes at 4:00 (10:00 am CT Wednesday). Pray that between now and then they would sleep and get good rest. Pray that all would go smoothly so they can be in Bangui to sleep Wednesday night.
Travel with Jared Smith and Jim Uren as they head to the Democratic Republic of Congo to learn more about the Elikya Project and the role that God has designed for VCL to play in this exciting partnership.
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