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- silencing
the stones among the Dagara
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. . if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out." - Luke
19:39-40
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September
2
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Dagara Team
Click the image above to see more images of
Emma Chankin
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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- The
Burks' nightguard is having surgery tomorrow to remove a bump
from the back of his head. Pleas pray for him.
- In
September our team will have a retreat marking our second Anniversary
on the field and the first time for all four families to be on
the field at the same time.
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MORE
PICTURES
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The West Africa Missionary Retreat 2004
Aaron at Nakar
Yownbacere, one of the current leaders of the Nakar church.
Pray for him!
Andy and Melissa in Dano-Pari
Andy and Alois just after Alois' baptism
Andy at Mebar
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| The Dagara
Digest is an email publication sent to you by the mission
team living in Dano, Burkina Faso, working among the Dagara
people. The Dagara Digest will keep you informed of our
work among the Dagara, the goings-on within our families,
and the ways you can join us in our work through prayer.
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| Archie,
Mandy, and Emma Chankin
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It's
hard to believe our time in
the States is nearly over. August
has flown by and we are rapidly
approaching our departure date
of Sept. 18th. This past month
we had the opportunity to visit
with our supporting congregation
in San Antonio and with the
Southern Hills congregation
in Kyle, Texas. At both congregations,
we shared a little about the
work in Burkina Faso and we
had the chance to renew old
friendships and create new ones.
Of course, Emma was a hit and
two showers in her honor blessed
us as well. After our time in
Kyle and San Antonio, we came
back to the Dallas area where
we had the pleasure of seeing
our teammates, Chad and Amy
Carter, who are back for a wedding.
Next week we will be making
a trip to Abilene to visit with
Sonny and Eunice Guild who saw
the rest of our team in Burkina
earlier this summer. We are
looking forward to the mentoring
time with them. We appreciate
your prayers during this time
of transition in our lives.
If you would like to see pictures
of Emma you can log on to our
online
photo album
Until
we reach the other side….
Archie,
Mandy and Emma
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. .more news from the Chankins
Andy
and Melissa Johnson |
What
an encouraging month! The Guild's
visit was such a blessing for our
team. We spent several days with them
in the capital and then welcomed them
into our homes here in Dano. We introduced
them to our friends around town and
took Sonny to visit our churches and
preaching points.
Following that, the Guilds and we
drove to Ghana for the Africans Claiming
Africa Conference, a once-every-four-years
event in which Africans celebrate
the work being done by the churches
of Christ. It was a time of worship
and teaching with people from 15 different
countries. We then headed for the
beach and our annual West African
Missionary Retreat. We enjoyed fellowship
with most of the American missionaries
living in West Africa and were blessed
by lessons from John and Beth Reese.
Returning home, we've spent the last
week catching up on village visits
and overseeing the digging of the
Carters' 94-meter deep dry well.
We're
also getting ready for our upcoming
furlough. We'll be in the States from
October 5 - January 11. We'd love
to see as many of you as possible,
so please write us and let us know
when we can see you!
Andy
and Melissa
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. .more news from the Johnsons
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| Aaron,
Andrea, and Daniel Burk |
Greetings
from Dagara land. We are doing well and
are excited to be back from traveling all
over West Africa. The West African Missionary
Retreat at Tills Beach Resort in Ghana was
a real encouragement to us. Daniel and Andrea
enjoyed relaxing at the beach while Aaron
enjoyed getting a beating in lawn chess
from Murphy Crowson, a missionary on the
Tabligbo team in southern Togo. We also
enjoyed taking the scenic route back to
Dano, passing through and visiting with
the two teams in Togo.  Back
in Dano, we celebrated Daniel's 4th Birthday.
He had a rootin'-tootin' good time. We are
excited about the church in Nakar. This
Sunday, not only did we have the largest
attendance on a Sunday morning to date (60
attendees as opposed to the usual 15), but
we also had our first communion service.
Please pray that God will continue to grow
this church to maturity. We are still struggling
to find people to come to the evangelistic
meetings in Boncholi. Please pray that God
will either convict people's hearts to want
to hear God's truth or give us peace about
moving to another preaching point.
Aaron,
Andrea, and Daniel Burk
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. .more news from the Burks
Chad
and Amy Carter
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