Email From K

Once again - I have edited out certain words for security purposes

K, the girl that's living in Niger now who is in charge of my project, sent me an email:

Hey Niger Gang!
We now have 6 of you signed up for this summer. We are hoping to have 16 summer workers, 8 guys and 8 girls. At the moment we have 5 ladies and 1 man, so you can ask that the other 10 slots will be filled. I wanted to let all of you know a little more of what the summer is going to look like and who all is signed up at the moment so that you can start talking to each other. Also, I'm going to write my e-mails with secure language. Niger is currently an open country with r*ligious freedom, but we never know when that will change, so it's just better to talk about chr*stian things in code. If you forget and don't write me back in code, it's not a problem at all, but it will be good practice if you want to try. So I'll just use different wording, and feel free to ask if you don't understand something. You'll find that I write my newsletters that way as well, just as an extra precaution. You'll find that much of Niger is very open to the Gspel at the moment, and you will be very well received, so there is no worries that they won't like you or kick you out. Most of the places that you will be living have specifically asked B and I to bring some people to live in their village, and they all know that we are followers of JC and are here to share the truth. T and A are coming from GoNow in Texas, and they will be living with B and me for the summer. Their work will look a little differently then the rest of you because they are both nursing students. Their main job will be to do basic First-Aid, and they will hopefully get to work some in the new Chr*stian Medical Clinic that has been open for about a month. We would like for them to do some health and hygiene classes, and then they will also be doing the same things that I describe for the rest of you below. So, our desire for the summer is for you to bust K and the surrounding villages with JC. You will each, other than T and A, be living in a neighborhood with a partner and eating the local food with a family we assign you to. All of your days, including T and A, will be spent living life with the people, going compound to compound asking for yarp requests, sharing a story from the Word that has to do with that request, and then sharing creation to Chr*st with the compound using a cassette. You will also be making a simple map of your neighborhood so that we can follow-up after you leave. At night times, you will have a Proclaimer (a digital dramatized version of the NT), that you can share more with interested people. Every two weeks, we will pull all of you together and take you to the capital city where you will be able to do e-mail, call home, and have some good American food and fellowship. We will usually be staying in a nice guesthouse where you can take a break from the heat and have some A/C and homecooked food. We'll take a couple days every two weeks to refresh you and get some good fellowship in. Throughout the week, B and I will be visiting each of you in your area to help you with questions, pray with you, and just be a source of encouragement. We are asking you to live really simple and on the edge, but we believe that it's going to make a HUGE impact on this area. You are going to be some piercing light in a dark world. I have sent each of you a folder of information, so please let me know if you have not received it. Also, I haven't heard back from some of you at all, so please let me know when you get this e-mail. Otherwise, I will need to contact Student Mobilization and let them know that it's not going through. We would love to start answering questions that you have. It's hard to tell you exactly what things will look like b/c it won't make sense until you see it. However, you are going to have 5 days of intense orientation and some language in the city when you first arrive, and that's when you'll know and understand a lot more. Much of the details are included in the file of information that I sent you. We would also love to know how we can start pr*ying for you as you prepare. We know that it's challenging to not be anxious of the unknown, but just claim the truth that the King has great things in store. It will be a life changing experience for you. Also, if you want to see some old pictures, you can look at my blog that I haven't updated in about 2 years. the address is www.westafricahut.blogspot.com Our team also has a website that is www.zermateam.org, and you can look at gowestafrica.org for info and pictures about all of West Africa. There are even the People greetings on that site that you can listen to. Please feel free to start contacting each other and begin lifting each other up. We look forward to getting to know all of you! Have a blessed day, and we'll talk to you soon!Blessings,K :)