So, what's it like to go in service in the village?

I don't know if you remember but I was pretty smug in a previous post about not having any mosquito bites yet. My winning streak ended last Sunday when we went to feed the dumb fish and I recieved 2 bites on my foot. GARGH!!  Word was that the fish eat any mosquitoes that hang out.  Maybe they should stop pigging out on stale bread and step up the insect patrol.  

Some of you may wonder what the ministry is like here.  We only go out Saturday mornings because we work hard at Bethel full-time during the week.  However, when we do go out, it's great.  Our territory gets covered once a week or more.  You might think that we would be overworking it, but that is so not the case.  You can always have some great conversations. People are excited to visit and you can have as many studies as you like. Seriously.  "Weekend warriors" can have as many as 10-12 students.  That's how fantastic it is here. The kids will chase you and say, "study me, study me!"  In our area, many of the bible studies that are conducted are with children.   They come to meeting by themselves even.  We aren't talking teenagers by the way.  Children under 12.  Sometimes the older ones will bring their siblings and they will just sit and listen to meetings.  You would not believe how well behaved these kids are.  Even the tiny ones are so quiet and pay attention.  During Bible Study and Watchtower Study you can barely get a comment in. 

Last time we went out we were able to take some pictures.  This is where we met for field service, with the groups out front:

An older sister is the one that keeps the landscaping up outside of these two homes.  The lawn is the finest blades of grass you ever saw , and the cleanest red dirt makes up the walkways and driveways.

My friend conducted an impromptu study with some village children as we went through the territory.  It was so cute to see these kids smiling and listening to the Bible Story book.  I was able to ask if I could "snap" these kids and they didn't mind, so I got to take this photo.  It is my favorite picture of the day, and maybe our whole visit so far:

Isn't it great? I LOVE this picture!  This is what I looked forward to when I knew we were coming here.

The heat sure takes it out of you though!  After walking for what seemed like hours, I was shocked to realize that it was only ten thirty.  We were halfway through..  After some shade therapy we were ready to finish our morning with return visits and bible studies.  I went on a call with that would prefer an oebo study with him than a local.  So cheeky.  Matt enjoyed going with Fabian on his studies.  

Thats all for this post.  We miss all of you!