Here at ICA, we are rejoicing in the fact that we have had 10 days of school! I know, it seems like a small thing, but for us who wondered if we\’d ever see classes begin at ICA, it is special.
At the same time, we are planning a special time together for the weekend of Sept. 25, the time of our original evacuation. We will be blessed through a concert given by a Christian classical guitarist from Abidjan to which we are inviting our French neighbors. Please pray for this time of outreach.
Our French neighbors have also been invited to our Sunday services here on campus, and a few have attended. So again, pray that we can share Christ in a way they will understand.
Today, as you think of us, please pray that we will soon have a phone line (and therefore e-mail) here on campus. It is consuming a great deal of Lois\’ time to go into town each day to send and receive e-mail – sometimes as much as 3 hours. (In addition, she is not completely comfortable going in to Bouake alone.) To many who have left aging parents and/or college-age children in the states, e-mail is a vital link. Having it here on campus is also important for security reasons; many of you have commented how much you appreciated our updates during the week of \’lockdown\’ in 2002. We need to be able to communicate with the outside world (in multiple ways) from here on campus.
Speaking of security, in a few minutes we will be having a test of our new siren system. These things (including phone line on campus) are recommendations made to us by an international crisis management team who was brought in to evaluate our situation.
As always, thanks for your prayers!