If you have been keeping track of our blog you know that Pastor Daniel Haruna and his son John of Zagyuri Baptist Church , pictured here, have been and continue to be instrumental in our work in the nearby village of Wayamba. 
Daniel was the one who made us aware of Wayamba in the beginning, who got us an audience with the chief, and has been faithful to go with me anytime I need him. He goes there on his own sometimes making visits in the village. He led his church to become the sponsoring or mother church for the work there. He and John worked all day one day loading block, sand and cement into our truck so I could haul the materials to the sight of the water project. Without his assistance and dedication we would not have been able to accomplish what has been done. John who is 22 works with the children of Wayamba in a Bible study every Sunday morning and he gets there early and opens up the school building for us. Recently Peggy and I attended church at Zagyuri and I preached there. This church was started by Daniel over ten years ago and he is the only pastor they have had. Notice in the picture of the front of the church, there is a speaker mounted on the wall above the door. This is used to broadcast Christian music and scripture readings in the local language every morning at 5:00. That is about the time the Muslim Mosque are broadcasting their call to pray to Allah. If you look closely at the pictures you can see structural cracks in the walls of the church building. This building is constructed of mud. Mud balls are formed from the ground and are stacked to form the walls then additional mud is packed into the voids to make a solid wall. When this dries it is covered with plaster and whitewashed. The mud has a high clay content so it gets quite hard, but it's load bearing capabilities are not the best. This building needs major repairs or it will soon become unsafe to occupy. Daniel and his small congregation want to renovate their building by replacing the walls with locally made concrete blocks which are much stronger. After the water project at Wayamba was completed we had some concrete blocks and funds left over so we checked with those who contributed and got permission to turn these resources over to Zagyuri Baptist Church to get them started on their rebuilding program. They still are a long way from having all that is necessary, but on behalf of Pastor Daniel and the members of his church, we want to thank all those who made this beginning possible.
Daniel was the one who made us aware of Wayamba in the beginning, who got us an audience with the chief, and has been faithful to go with me anytime I need him. He goes there on his own sometimes making visits in the village. He led his church to become the sponsoring or mother church for the work there. He and John worked all day one day loading block, sand and cement into our truck so I could haul the materials to the sight of the water project. Without his assistance and dedication we would not have been able to accomplish what has been done. John who is 22 works with the children of Wayamba in a Bible study every Sunday morning and he gets there early and opens up the school building for us. Recently Peggy and I attended church at Zagyuri and I preached there. This church was started by Daniel over ten years ago and he is the only pastor they have had. Notice in the picture of the front of the church, there is a speaker mounted on the wall above the door. This is used to broadcast Christian music and scripture readings in the local language every morning at 5:00. That is about the time the Muslim Mosque are broadcasting their call to pray to Allah. If you look closely at the pictures you can see structural cracks in the walls of the church building. This building is constructed of mud. Mud balls are formed from the ground and are stacked to form the walls then additional mud is packed into the voids to make a solid wall. When this dries it is covered with plaster and whitewashed. The mud has a high clay content so it gets quite hard, but it's load bearing capabilities are not the best. This building needs major repairs or it will soon become unsafe to occupy. Daniel and his small congregation want to renovate their building by replacing the walls with locally made concrete blocks which are much stronger. After the water project at Wayamba was completed we had some concrete blocks and funds left over so we checked with those who contributed and got permission to turn these resources over to Zagyuri Baptist Church to get them started on their rebuilding program. They still are a long way from having all that is necessary, but on behalf of Pastor Daniel and the members of his church, we want to thank all those who made this beginning possible.
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Thank you so much for the update. Pastor Daniel, his family and the church are in our prayers.
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