I was able to visit my brothers and sisters in Christ in Ouagadougou in January.  I was there to continue facilitating the translation of the catechism into Moore, to print the French Small Catechism, and also to bring them a collection from the churches in Ohio to give them a roof on their church.  One of the members, Edem, scanned and sent me the picture below after the roof was completed.  These said they were very happy to be able to worship under some protection from the sun and heat.  When I was there is was around 100°F when I was there.  This is their ‘winter’ time.  The hot season is in March and April when day times temperatures hover in the 120s and night time temperatures remain in the 90s (note: no a/c, no fans).

It was also very encouraging to see how the Gospel continues to go out and create faith in many hearts.  On Saturday and Sunday they took me around to ‘new’ congregations that were planted during the past year.  The last group is made up of more than 300 members in the northeast part of Ouagadougou.  This is an area where many orphans live.  Most of them are taken care of by women who act as their mothers.  They have no formal home or school.  They would like to have a single building that they could use as school room and place or worship.