About the Niamey, Niger Project

Niger is located in West Africa and 80 percent of its land is in the Sahara Desert. Most of the country is desert plains and sand dunes, droughts are frequent. The climate is one of the hottest in the world. Its estimated population of 11 million are 98% Muslim. Niger is ranked 172 out of 173 countries in the United Nations Developemnt Program's Human Development index, and only 13.6% of its population is literate (6.6% of women). The Reformed Church in America partners with the Evangelical Church of Niger. Their focus in the region is to help with community development, theological training, literacy, medicine, and agriculture. The Mission project for this winter is to build a guest house to assist the Evangelical church's programs. It will give them a facility to house people who come in from the countryside for training in evangelism, leadership and other minstry skills. Bruce and Laurie Hawley are the missionaries responsible for the project and will be working closely with Kay and Sue. More information is available on the Reformed Church website at http://www.rca.org/.

Kay and Sue will be in Niamey from January 26, 2009- February 10, 2009.

Monday, January 26, 2009

The cross cut saw adventure

Friday I received an e-mail from the Niger Team already in Africa. They requested that I bring a few things with me. Among the requested items were 2 -2 gallon water jugs, ice cube trays, large Rubbermaid containers (as many as I could fit) and a Stanley cross cut saw. I had planned to only have one checked bag, well that has changed. I purchased the requested items and began to pack my bags when it accrued to me that packing a very large hand saw might just be a problem in this post 9/11 world.

So as I leave today, I request prayers not only for safe travels, but also for my new traveling companion - The Stanley cross cut saw.

Love, Sue
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  1. Kelsey1/26/2009

    Hi Mom and Mrs. Brown,

    I hope you all had a safe flight and can enjoy a few minutes in Paris before you are off on your adventures. I love you so much mom and know this will be an experience of a lifetime that I cannot wait to share vicariously through you. You are an amazing woman and I look up to you so much and cannot wait until you come home safe and sound and bring me some good home cooked food at school (hint hint). I love you

    K

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