New Baffa put to good use

Here we are in the finished baffa with the Children's Church @ Bo#2. There are 3 services a week plus community activities. The church services are the children's Church shown, a English-Krio Bible Study and a Bible Study in the local dialect MENDE. Many of the local people only speak the Mende.

Some of the people show up early for the Jesus Film Festival, we play loud praise music, and sing, praise and dance for Jesus. I always tell them the white man can dance far better than all the Africans, then I proceed to make a fool of myself and before the Lord showing off my dancing skills, or lack of dancing skills.

Cindy & I are back in the USA now and are spreading the news about what God is doing in Sierra Leone. If you would like us to come and tell our story and the story of Jesus Christ's redeeming grace email Cindy. sistercindy@live.com

Bulding the Baffa

Building of the Baffa

Building a Community Center/Church in Bo #2, Sierra Leone. Chief Daddy Boke is pictured on the left in the yellow shirt. The Chief was the first in the area to recieve Jesus as Lord and Savior since we arrived in the country and has been hard at work to bring the gospel to every one he can.

New bibles

Cindy & Chief Daddy Boke show off the new bibles we were able to purchase here in Sierra Leone, thanks to generous contributions by friends back in the USA. Besides these we had over 100 bibles that were carried on the plane from the USA. We were able to give away most of the bibles before we left, a few were left with Pastor Sowa, District Superintendant of the assemblies of God Church Bo, Kenema area for later distribution.

What it's all about

This is a picture of the some of the people who came forward to have there sins forgiven and give there lives to Jesus Christ 1 night at Matru Jong. All the work of loading, unloading, set-up, sore backs from the bumpy roads, and cramped quarters, being packed in the truck like sardines makes sense when we see people make decisions for Jesus Christ. Jesus said, "The angles in heaven rejoice when 1 sinner comes to repentance." The angles are glad and we're glad too.

Ready for another show

The Toyota is loaded for another Jesus Film Festival. Notice the half full back seat? We will have 6 people loaded inside with the gear on our return trip to Bo after the show.

Dugout Ferry

Motorcycle & passengers cross the river at Matru Jong.

Wash Day in Sierra Leone

4 O'Clock

I finely caught 1 of Sierra Leone's 752 billion lizzards, they call this one a 4 o'clock.

Matru Jong Church

Pastors T.Y. and Sowa on the right with some of the church members at Matru Jong. One of the problems in churches is the lack of bibles so the people can grow in thier faith and knoledge of God. Thanks to The International Bible Givers in Anoka, Minnesota many recieved new red New International version bibles. Also Pastor T. Y. reports many new converts in the church after our 2 day Jesus Film Festival held there.

Youth Bibles

Some of the young people from the youth camp in Kenema show off thier new bibles. Thank you to those who donated bibles for Sierra Leone.

Discipleship Class Graduates

3 men from Gondoma recieved Bibles after completing a 12 week class for new believers, 8 others from the class will recieve there bibles the following Sunday. L-R Rev. Danny, 3 Gondoma men, Pa George, Pastor Fino, Sister Cindy and 1 of the village children.

Queen of Bo #2

Chief Daddy Boke's wife Moyatu.

School Girls

Holiday Celebrations

This is a common scene during the holidays here in Sierra Leone. The girls in costume are being initiated in the Bondo Society. They will be considered women after completion and excepted in the community. The practice has received much criticism because of the "Female Circumcision" associated with the ritual.

Encouraging the New Believers

Chief Daddy Boke and I encouraging and praying with the people who made a decision for Jesus Christ. In the back of the picture you can see the fence to our compound (yard). This is our neighborhood. We think this brought out the most people yet. Pray the seeds planted will grow.

Cindy at the Controls

It is impossible for us to capture on camera the size of the crowds the film shows gather. It is our hope the seeds planted will grow and the local pastor's will have souls to harvest for a long time after we have gone. There is a great network of full gospel churches here. We work the most with Assembly of God but have done a couple shows with independents also. Our true call is to Jesus and building His kingdom.

Danny at the Controls

The Other Side

I'm talking about the other side of the screen, because the picture is viewed from both sides, many watch as these folks are from the other side. The only problem is most of the people in the movie appear left handed then.

Trinity AG New Years Eve

Come on in there's going to be a party, a praise Jesus party.....Happy New Year me no die oh....Krio New years greeting

All Drum Band, Trinity AG

Trinity New Years eve

Kid's praising the name of Jesus

Trinity New Years Eve

The Lady's worshiping at Trinity New Years Eve

New Believers at Trinity Assembly of God Church

8 young people gave their lives to Christ during the Jesus Film Festival at Trinity AG in Njai Town on New Years Eve after Pastor Kpewa preached a compeling message.