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, February 2, 2009

More Photos from Niger

This is our bedroom



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2 comments:

  1. Marlyn2/04/2009

    The bunk beds remind me of West Virginia. Actually the accomodations are unexpectedly nice. Were you surprised as well? I keep thinking about the level of joy people are able to experience by accepting what they have. You must see that daily in Niger.

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  2. Rev. David G. Corlett2/04/2009

    I don't see any air conditioners!

    :-)

    - Dave Corlett

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