Saturday Morning Post(s)

It's Saturday morning here in snowy Wisconsin. After about snow for one week straight,I looked out my window and saw a bit of the sun this morning. Hallelujah Lord Jesus!
I hope that you get some info on Senegal and Africa on this blog in the days to come.
We plan on blogging our entire Senegal trip from Community Church on March 22 -April1 with all the members of the team getting a chance to blog once or twice.
I also have opportunities to get involved in the Democratic Rep. of Congo. and will start blogging on that in the near future.
Interesting week or two in the life of a developer. What is a regional developer for Africa anyway? (that's my official title with UWM)
According to the online dictionary, developer means :one that develops. That's pretty simple eh?
In my role with UWM, I am helping in the development of Mission Inter Senegal (MIS), a Senegalese NGO that's ministry has taken off faster than they could have imagined. With that being said, we are in the process of developing things in the wrong order....but that's the way life is sometimes. We must learn from mistakes and develop them into a positive and God honoring.
I am in dialogue with a couple of people and ministries that could have some impact on Senegal.
A family I met last year in March in Michigan is looking at a mission as business in Senegal building a unsophisticated vehicle called the BUV. While in conversation with John (the founder of Sahel Automotive) he was discussing the possibility of a grant for 250,000$ for the purchase of 20 BUV's for the church planters with MIS. Not only would these provide a great way of getting from village to village in the bush, but they could provide income for the church planters and eliminate some dependency on MIS and ultimately the west for support. In our discussion, we might be able to work together on this project. This is a development.
Also, a couple of weeks ago, I met someone from International Children's Fund (ICF) right here in the Wisconsin. Since that meeting, and after expressing my heart for Senegal and Africa, we are hopeful of forming a partnership to help in Senegal. ICF ships many containers to Africa with relief supplies and medicine. If all goes right, ICF has an order for 5 MILLION dollars of medicine to be shipped to the Barthimee Hospital after my visit later this month. That's a development.
And lastly, I got a call from a woman about a week ago that was so encouraging. A church that my cousin goes to in central Wisconsin is very interested in hearing about the work in Senegal.
This call came at such a perfect time. I thank God for that.

and the life of a developer goes on...