No Power, No Showers, Motorcycle Adventure, Preaching in the Village

Dear Friends and Family,

Let me address the above items one at a time. I have been without power for about 1 week now. I study at night by candle light, which sounds romantic, but I fear I may need reading classes upon my arrival in the States (lol). Also, the power issue has resulted in no hot water for the past few days. Being in the mountains, the water from the taps is a bit chilly. As a result I have taken a break from showers which has resulted in a foul smell throughout my home. Every room seems to have this pugnant odor...I soon realized it was myself I was smelling...woooo! I shall remedy this problem tonight despite the painful cold. Concerning the motorcycle adventure, I was recently asked to preach in a village church where one of my OT students is presently serving as the pastor. He picked me up this past Sunday (yesterday) on his motorcylce and we ending up driving for about 45 minutes over mountain roads to reach our final destination of Sehn, Cameroon. It was such a beautiful trip. The roads were a bit slipperly due to the massive rains the night before which almost caused some problems---almost. Where we travleled I have inferred that I may have been the first white person many of these people had ever seen. One small child was terrified of me, probably because of my awesome mountain man beard---I wish. The whole sermon was interpreted by the pastor into the native dialect of the people, a language which I have picked up on a bit while living here. I was able to greet the people in their language which caused an uproar of laughter. I walked out in tears--just kidding. The whole service was incredible. I had a wonderful time preaching to these people. My text was Mark 2:1-12. It's hard to believe that this is my final week of class before final exams. In way I am relieved, but know that I will greatly miss teaching my students. Time is running out, must be going. Sorry!!!

For His glory,
CT