In Nigeria any time can be church time. I think I've already mentioned the dedication of the preachers near TCNN who switch on their loudspeakers at 4am to ensure that everyone has a holy start to the day. This morning an enterprising person spotted a gap in the market. He knew that what Bukuru really needed was a service that started at 1am and he was the man to provide it. How thankful I am that such people have easy access to microphones and amplifying equipment.
I'm truly thankful and humbled by the way that God is using Toby and me to spread the message of InReach. It's the original and basic message of the Bible - God is love and Jesus commands us to live out his love to others, pointing them towards him as we do so. Simple but not always easy. This week we finished our six weeks with the pastors, completed week five with a small group of Bible college students in Kagoro and were challenged and honoured to go through the whole thing in five hours for a group of Nigeria workers who are returning to the northern city of Kano this weekend. I'm busy trying to get our InReach guidebook ready for printing. Every group has been asking for materials to help them start their own conversations. If every Christian was more concerned with showing God's love than condemning those who are different the world would be turned upside down as Jesus meant it to be.
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