Day 11 (June 25) - Bobo-Dioulasso to Ouagadougou

Today we toured some of the C&MA ministries in Bobo. We began by visiting the President of the Burkina Faso C&MA at his office. His name is Job Dao and he is an amazing man. He is very gifted and has a lot on his plate as the leader of all the churches in the country. He has a heart for evangelism and was very gracious to take some time to tell us about his vision for God's work in Burkina. We gave him Yum Yum as a gift. He told us that his brother was getting married on Saturday, so the sheep would prove very useful.

Yum Yum goes for his last ride

Visiting the President

Next we visited ACCEDES, which is an Alliance social action program which includes a medical clinic. Peggy Drake has given her life to helping the Burkinabe people as a nurse. They see about 800 patients a month and deal with everything from AIDS to malaria. They always use the opportunity to share Jesus with those who are hurting. We were all impressed by how well stocked and state of the art the clinic is. They are doing good work in the name of the Lord.

Missionary nurse Peggy Drake showing us around the clinic at ACCEDES

We also saw the Colma Alliance Church which also has a Christian elementary school with plans for a new high school. Many students are coming to faith through the school and it is a tremendous ministry to the city. We also visited the C&MA radio station and even got on the radio live! We all said our names and Jay gave a greeting from Moses Lake which Toby translated. The radio station broadcasts the Gospel and Biblical teaching along with music to a very wide area.

The foundation of the new C&MA Christian high school

After another wonderful lunch at the Schaeffers and saying our goodbyes to the Obergs, Schaeffers, and Hulls, we headed to Ouaga with Kevin and Toby to get ready to head home on Thursday. We cannot thank our hosts enough. They made us feel like family and made their homes a "home away from home." Thanks you to the Schaeffers, Hulls, and Obergs.

We arrived in Ouaga around 6PM and ate at "La Vita" Restaurant. We had some Lebanese and American food and it was great. We headed back to the guest house for our last night and shared what God had done in our lives during the trip and watched a great movie about Africa, "The Ghost and the Darkness," before going to bed.