Sonny and Eunice eating out in Ouagadougou with Prince.

What do you expect after two years? Change. Wew were aware of changes from the time we landed in Ouagadougou. Andy and Melissa met us at the airport with thier own carry-on-luggage, a carseat with newly adopted son Elijah, tucked inside. After years of prayer, what a reason to rejoice!

In 2004, only two children were on the team and now there are five, with one more on the way. These little blessings are a joy and represent only one of the transitions the families are experiencing. We were especially happy that all four families were in Dano for our team development work with them and for the making of a documentary on their work. Prince Mukaba of Good News Productions International came from Nairobi, Kenya to help with the filming. In the midst of a challenging place to live, work, and raise a family the team is doing well. We continue to marvel at how well they "make life work" in Dano.

Since our last visit, God has been working in wonderful ways. We were blessed to visit four of the nine churches that have been planted. In fact, the Muturi church was birthed as we witnessed the first baptisms. All of the churches sent representatives to an all-day meeting on Christian Families. It was thrilling to see Dagara Christians engage important topics for the first time. It is like witnessing another book fo Acts, "Acts of the Dagara," unfold. Those who support and pray for this work should have great joy. God is using this team and Dagara Christians to raise up a Dagara church.

Sonny Guild

Email the Chankins!

This past month has been a great one around here. We were blessed to have the Guilds (team mentors) with us for a while and following them, our three ACU interns arrived. We have sure enjoyed getting to know them and experiencing life here through their eyes. Of course, some of the new experiences have included new foods which are often questionable. They have been troopers. Archie had the opportunity to take the interns on a short survey trip through southeastern Burkina and northern Togo. They met a group of Harding interns, led by Matt Miller, in Togo and enjoyed the time together talking with people from the Gourmanche and Momba people groups. They discovered that there is a great need for evangelism in northern Togo, but the gospel is being preached in the southeastern part of Burkina. Please pray for the people in Togo who have yet to hear the Good News.

Archie has started going out to villages again. Since it is not the time to start new preaching points, he has been going with Andy and Aaron to existing preaching points. He is also working on organizing the Train and Multiply translation project. Most of Mandy's days are spent hanging out with the kids and keeping the house running. She does enjoy the "play dates" that Emma and Jack have had with other team kids. It is a blessing to get to spend so much time watching our kiddos grow. Jack had his first case of malaria this month, but he has bounced back from it in great form. Emma loves swinging on her new swing set and helping our house workers accomplish their tasks. Emma's vocabulary is growing daily and Jack is just growing. They have both settled into their routines now which means more peace and sleep for the parents. Please pray for continued health for us all, especially the kids. Also continue to pray for rain, it is coming but it needs to come more regularly. Pray that Dagara evangelists will be ready to share the gospel in new villages when the dry season comes. Thanks for all the prayers.

Blessings,
Archie, Mandy, Emma, and Jack

Email the Carters!

It hardly seems like a month has gone by. The Carter household is doing great and many exciting things have happened this month. First, the request that we mentioned last month about baptisms in Muturi was honored. Over 20 people were baptized there with no interference from crocodiles. This church is also starting to meet in a very visible place on Sunday mornings to increase the community's awareness of their meetings. Second, THE CAR IS IN! The funds came together from so many different sources and the dealership was able to work out a vehicle for us. It was just in time since now there are many trips we need to do where we will use the extra seating. We were sad to see our other truck go. "Jahu Buckaroo," as he was called, had seen churches planted throughout West Africa, among the Aja of Benin and the Dagara. We are glad though to be in a car that gives us (and our teammates) more peace of mind. Last, we are in the middle of hosting interns and helping show them what life "is really like" here. Please pray for their remaining three weeks here. Please also pray for Noah and Chad. Amy is headed back to the States for her brothers wedding and will leave us boys along for a while. Thanks for your continual support in prayer.

In Christ,
Chad, Amy, and Noah Carter

Email the Burks!

We've really enjoyed a nice string of visitors in our home lately. Daniel, didn't know what to do anymore now that we don't have guests, but he is excited to see his Aunt Allyson and Grandparents soon.

We recently benefited from a new team tradition. There is no date worthy restaurant in Dano. Therefore, our teammate Chad coordinated a date night for us. We enjoyed fantastic food and romantic ambiance at his homemade restaurant.

Give thanks to God for the fact that the pregnancy is progressing normally so far, although according to the most recent test results we know that we probably have to look forward to some blood pressure problems later. We are glad that we are going to be delivering the baby in a situation where there will be adequate pre-natal and neo-natal care. We now know for sure that it is going to be a boy.

We recently worked with our interns out in the village of Nyinyime to plant over thirty moringa tress in their church field. They will use these trees to supplement the vitamin intake of villagers in Nyinyime. The interns also really enjoyed being able to use their hands to minister to the Dagara.

May the LORD Bless You and Keep You,
Aaron, Andrea, and Daniel

Email the Johnsons!

It has been a great month around the new and improved Johnson household! Amidst a fairly constant stream of visitors (which included Sonny and Eunice), we have enjoyed discovering the joys (and the not-so-joys) of parenting an infant. It amazes us when we stop to think that our son Elijah has already been with us over a month. He is such a good boy and obviously an answer to many prayers. Please be praying that both adoptions (the Burkinabe and the ensuing American) will keep moving forward. Please also pray that we can receive Elijah's temporary passport quickly so that we can bring him with us for a visit to the States in August (otherwise, Andy and Elijah will have to stay while Mom celebrates her parents' 50th wedding anniversary).

Work has been a joy this month. We enjoyed the end of the woman's curriculum out in Dano-Pari with a party at our home that filled our living room to bursting! It was also a privilege to witness 12 new brothers and sisters baptized into Christ in Sorian and 14 more in Dano-Pari (many as a result of the women's curriculum). In Mebar, there were the first baptisms in over a year in that church when 5 new disciples were added to their number. Nyi-Kpier also has several people that have shown interest in putting on their Lord this week. All this comes at what theoretically should be the down swing of our evangelistic efforts as fieldwork has begun again in earnest. Praise the Lord for the ways He surprises all the time! God is good!

God bless you!
Andy and Melissa