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A double post today as we catch up. Both Beth and Michael have written some of their thoughts. Also, some narration by Pete on the Photos:<\/p>\n

Narrator:<\/strong> As you now know, Ray’s truck suffered a catastrophic engine failure on the drive from Accra to Tamale. At the end of the week, we were able pick it up from Alhassan’s repair shop. They replaced the engine block.<\/p>\n

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Feeling where the engine block cracked<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ray looks at the cracked engine block that was removed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Narrator:<\/strong> While in Tamale, we took the opportunity to explore a new supplier of the water filters that OneWay Africa distributes to families in the north, where there is no well water and they must drink water from the rivers. The old supplier in Accra no longer makes the filter.<\/p>\n

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We are exploring buying the filters from a new supplier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The local manufacturer of the water filter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The secret ingredient to the clay filter: ground rice husks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The large kiln<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The completed water filters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Beth:\u00a0Behind the Scenes<\/strong><\/p>\n

While the \u2018boys\u2019 are busy doing everything tech (pictures, video and recording), I have the pleasure of meeting each person we record to carefully document their name, date of recording, what they are sharing (testimony, exhortation, prayer, Bible Story, community health topic, song title and Scripture reference). Since we don\u2019t understand their language, it\u2019s critical to document the details (just the right job for me :-) .<\/p>\n

So why do I enjoy this role? Because I get to engage with these amazingly friendly people and hear the stories of how God is using them to impact their communities.<\/p>\n

I heard about their families, their jobs, their challenges, their churches, their desire to share the Gospel and how it has changed them and their people. Inspiring! I\u2019m learning from the Africans the importance of being relationship oriented instead of only focusing on goals and tasks as most Americans, including me, would do. A good lesson!<\/p>\n

I was so impressed with the Counsel of Churches in one of the areas where we recorded. Instead of focusing on their differences, they truly worked together to share the love of Christ in their community. You could see how much the leaders enjoyed each other, and how they jointly planned for our arrival, lining up people from all the churches to give their testimony or exhortation, and even decided to have a combined choir of all the churches. What a great example of how God\u2019s people should be working together in love and friendship! And the singing was AWESOME!! Music can be enjoyed even when you can\u2019t understand the words\u2026smiles, dancing, tunes and beats are universal.<\/p>\n

You should play this video below! The choir is fantastic!<\/h3>\n

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