With Love From Africa

     A couple of years ago, I was a responder/counselor for BNCGO which stands for Brand New Church Global Outreach.  During that time, I made some amazing friendships with people in Africa.  It is a fact that our brothers and sisters in Christ, especially those enduring much danger and persecution,  need our prayers and support more than we can imagine.  It is intriguing to me how grateful they are even amid the horrible enemy attacks.  They see the United States as a place of hope and refuge.    

Read below one of the latest e-mails from Samuel Audu.. we will be skyping hopefully soon.  Samuel has a picture of our family as his computer screen saver. 


 Hi Stacey,
> I hope all of you are well and fine by the grace of God out there in
> the US. As for us we are just reeling and recovering from multiple
> bomb blasts that occured just nearby our neigbourhood on the 24th of
> December just before Christmas. I read online the Secretary General
> Ban ki Moon has joined our President in  condemning the dastardly act.
> So far it is confirmed by one governmnet agency that about 80 have
> died and over a 100 are injured. A group related to the violent
> Islamic sect that goes by the name boko haram ( anything Wester is a
> bad) has already claimed responsibility and have even set up a
> website.
> Ma'am these are indeed trying times for us as youths retaliated by
> killing muslims passing by the neighbourhood who might not have known
> anything about the bombings and there is more tenshion.
> I still hav'nt bought a digital camera so i have'nt snapped more
> pictures of my family to send to you. I would have even taken pictures
> of the bomb sites where there was much impact. But we are fine by the
> Lord's grace. Infact we usually go to the market that was bombed.
> Please remember us in your prayers as it is not easy.
> Stacey, your husband looked a bit different for me when i saw a drive
> to convince you people not to leave Arkansas some days ago. He looked
> younger than the first picture you had sent us and its really nice.
> thanks.
> Bye and let me not bother you with too much text to read this holiday
> season. How are your four great kids? Many people here when they see
> your picture as my wallpaper on my laptop are really excited to see a
> beautiful white couple having lovable four four kids. Its really nice.
> Thanks and stay blessed.
> Sam