Dear Family and Friends,
The huge rock formations that are everywhere on this Nigeria Mountain Plateau and huge rocks balancing on smaller rocks but not ever falling or smashing each other reminds me of the Bible passage in Isaiah 26 verse 4, "Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock."
This will be my last news letter from Nigeria Africa as we are leaving from Abuja on May 29. It is hard to leave, there is so much that can still be done. I know I need to come back to the States and am looking forward to that. Yesterday the Ladies at Mashiah had their weekly Bible study and invited me to come. The Bible leader read read the passage from James 3 verse 17. Then she said that KA KA (that's me)
had used that God given wisdom to teach the ladies the quilting skills. They danced and sang for me. Each of the students I had taught was asked to stand and then they all came to my chair, knelt down and personally thanked me. I told them when I got to heaven I would be able to dance like they do. I also told them how I came to Africa after Everett died to tell them about the hope that only God can give but I received so much from them in the joy in the Lord that they showed me. Even though they had lost so much more than I had they could still express that love in Christ.They call me "Grandma" but mostly "Ka Ka". I thought Ka Ka was the Hausa word for Grandma but just yesterday I was told it meant "old woman". That burst my balloon but it really is a term of endearment here . In Spanish "ka ka" means "poop" so watch your language!!.
The other day when I stopped at Hillcrest Officea Nigerian office man asked me when I was leaving. He said,"When you get to the airport in Abuja they give you a test to see if you know Hausa. If you don't pass we keep you here." I said, "I know : sanu, lafia, ka ka, Allah and amen, is that enough?" He saidI don't know, I don't give the test.!" One odf the words I was surprised about is Allah, that is used by both Muslims for their god and Christians for their God.
The other day when I stopped at Hillcrest Officea Nigerian office man asked me when I was leaving. He said,"When you get to the airport in Abuja they give you a test to see if you know Hausa. If you don't pass we keep you here." I said, "I know : sanu, lafia, ka ka, Allah and amen, is that enough?" He saidI don't know, I don't give the test.!" One odf the words I was surprised about is Allah, that is used by both Muslims for their god and Christians for their God.
"May God, the source of hope fill you with joyand peacethrough your faith in Him. Then you will overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." Romans 15:13
In His Love and Mine, Lois Watt
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Lois Watt.
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