The next chapter

We've been living with the Djoula people for two weeks now and i personally feel as though we have become a part of the family. Moma Dou is very hospitable. He makes sure that we always get treated with the highest regard. If we start doing something that resembles work he makes sure someone else takes over. This past week has been rather interesting. We've started discussing how we want to go about with the water project in Cafe Tu. Its a difficult discussion because either projects are extremely expensive or they require to many steps for an Ivorian to care to try. First we need to test the well water in the area to make sure a water filtration project needs to take place at all. Continue to pray for this opportunity. A method that looks promising for this area is known as the SODIS method. SODIS uses PET plastic bottles to filter poor water. The bottles are placed in the sun where eventually the suns rays destroy any bacteria in the water. Pray that if we move forward with this process the people are willing to take part in it. It will probably take some convincing to even get the project going. Please surround it with your prayers.

Drew and I are doing well. The Ivory Coast is a completely different ballgame compared to missionary packed eastern Africa. Here in Abengourou there are two Christian missionary families. Both have been a huge blessing to us while we've been on the field. It has to be difficult for them being so few in a culture that needs so many. Again i ask that you pray for what is taking place here through these missionaries. Pray for their families and for their strength to keep the kingdom work going. Thank you so much for your support and prayers. I will update more information as we uncover more. Thanks for being such a blessing in my life.

In Christ love,

Cole

We are here

Well, Drew and I arrived safe in Abengourou, Ivory Coast. We've been spoiled with good food and missionary hospitality. Just yesterday we started our French lessens with a man named Asalee. We now know the basic greetings and goodbyes in the French language. The language barrier is very difficult but the people are kind and welcoming. We are preparing for our final move to a very poor location on the outskirts of town. The area is known as Coco Teran. There we will be living with a notable Muslim man known as Mama Dou. Our objective while living in Coca Teran is to take note of everything we witness within the culture. We will essentially be making ourselves a part of the Djoula people that live there. The information we gather will be a stepping stone for the missionaries here to get their foot in the door with the community of the Coca Teran. Once they have more information they can identify their problems and hopefully eventually set up a CHE (Community Health Evangelism) program in the area in the next few months. It will also be our job to research ways to create an inexpensive water filtration device for the water that comes from their wells. If we are able to find a way to do this we hope to be implementing the product in mid-July. The move to Coco Teran will be a difficult one for Drew and I. The living conditions are much different than what we have now and the food......well lets just say it's not what we've been having here recently. I want to thank everyone that made this trip possible for Drew and I. We are safe and we are learning more everyday than we can even fully comprehend. Continue to support us through your prayers and we will continue praying people back home. Hope all is well in the states.

Cole Bonifacius...