We were given this leg of pork, hair, hoof and all, for dinner this week!  I couldn’t wait to see the look on our kids faces when they came home from school and saw this sitting on the table!  Our kids spend long days at school. They get up at 6 am, get ready for school and pack a lunch. They are out the door “catching the school bus” by 7 am. It takes about 20 minutes for them to get from Interface to Lapilo depending on the road conditions and weather. After school is out at 3pm, they have work detail, homework, and sports or other activities. Most days they don’t get home until 6pm (except Kelsey she comes home earlier)  Sometimes our kids will call us from school just to catch up and ask mom, “What is for dinner tonight?”  They are excited to hear of some scrumptious dinner prepared….

So, you can imagine how excited we were to have them come home this day…to see the look on their faces!  We all had a good laugh!  The kids thought it would be fun to take the leg of pork to school and throw it on the table and say, “Well, I brought my lunch, anyone want to join me?” 

Even though we had a good laugh about the leg of pork, we do appreciate the generosity of our neighbors. They like to give us what they can. This particular piece of meat was part of the dinner that they prepared for a funeral. It sure makes you appreciate our grocery stores back home….neat,& clean packages of whatever cut you would like. We can be thankful for whatever food comes our way!  Food for thought for sure……! 

     We all know that a picture is worth a thousand words…we won’t take that many to describe to you what is happening here among the Bena people. God is still at work. That’s right. Even though this small, infant church doesn’t have a missionary working along side, that doesn’t mean that God is finished with them. He really has just begun. 

    Heti is eager to teach thru the Chronological lessons again. These past few months its been exciting to see at least two new men coming to hear the teaching.  Those who have already believed continue to meet together for prayer and fellowship. 

     We may not know the Bena language. We may not know how to finish the work that has been started here. But we do know how to encourage by attending, by spending time with the people and most of all thru prayer.  Yes, we all can pray that God will open the eyes of the Bena to understand their lost state, and to come to Christ for salvation. Yes, we know the Lord of the Harvest…we can pray!  Will you join us?