Well guess what. The truck is still not ok. We had it in the workshop for 4 days they changed the disk, the mounts, the fuel pump and then they decided to get the carburetor serviced. we thought it was running better so we loaded our entire shipment into it and headed off, back home. We got two hours up the road and the truck was not doing well, it may even be said that it all got worse. So we turned around and came straight back to the Mechanic. We had to unload all of our stuff (we're talking alot of stuff) and left it with the mechanic. So who knows how much longer it will be. Anyway, with that said, one can guess how we are feeling right now, tired, depressed, discouraged, to name a few. Please pray that God would give us rest in His love and peace about everything. We are anxious to get back home, especially sine it hasn't rained much, we have to water the Bananas. Keep us in your prayers.
Andrea and Tom

Hello everyone, I just wanted to let you all know about everything. We are now in the city once again, our truck was very sick and we don't really have any good mechanics in Bansang, so we prayed like crazy that God would get us back to the city in one piece, Thank you Lord for being faithful! The mechanic ended up dropping the entire engine and changing the clutch disc and some mount things and also the fuel pump. Anyway hopefully it will be good now. We have our shipment out of the dock now it is in the care of one of our pastor friends, we'll take it home this trip. Anyway, prayer requests, we are part of a team that is hosting a conference, it is a Muslim Convert conference, Christians from a Muslim Background will be coming from all over West Africa to The Gambia this will be happening Aug 20-24th Please pray for safe travels, for everyone, pray for the speakers and the team that is hosting everyone, pray that God will really call these nationals into a life of ministry and devotion to the Lord. Please also join Tom and myself in praying for our vision of sending out nationals from Gambia to neighboring countries and also finding support for all of them. We are so greatful to have an amazing group of Prayer Warriors behind us, God will bless each one of you
Love
Andrea

bananas are growing!

Hello everyone,

This Andrea Johnson, Tom and Andrea’s friend. I called them last week and got a good update from them. They are still waiting on some final paperwork and other things to get their shipment. The Gambia is a very corrupt country so if you are not willing to pay bribes you have to wait a long time to get what you want. They said they are doing well back in Bansang and that they have half the plantation planted with bananas, so that is keeping them both busy. They have two dogs now that are going to serve as watchdogs on the land. Andrea told me that they are very healthy for the most part but we could pray for their health to stay that way. She also told me about the spiritual warfare that is going on there. There are people that are “falling down” and it is getting worse and worse, please pray for the stronghold of evil in this town would be broken and people would find the comfort they need in God. They are praying a lot and feeling led to help start a program in west Africa like Gospel for Asia (www.gfa.org) to help support the local Christians to go out in their country to their people and tell them about the hope and life they have in Christ. Please pray that God would make this clear to them and lead them in the right steps to bring this opportunity to the people of The Gambia and West Africa.