Where the Streets Have No Name

During our stay in Galmi, Kendrick took us to the Bush village of Doguerawa. We met Pastor Nomaou who gave us a tour of the village. Pastor Nomaou had been in the town 14 years, faithfully preaching every Sunday and sharing in the village. His family are the only people from the village who come to church on Sunday. He has seen two conversions over his 14 years of ministry.

A brick maker in the village. Their were hundreds of these

bricks drying in the sun. A very ancient art form that was

fun to watch. It seemed like we were in a time warp until

the man paused to answer his cell phone.

Rose trys her hand at Daka, the fine art of grinding millet.

As you can tell by the look on her face, the sticks are

really heavy.

Daka: How it is really done. It is not only necessary, but it

is really an art form. The women of the home can spend

hours of their day grinding millet.

Pastor Nomoau was our host on the village tour.

Pastor Nomoau's wife makes Fura, which is a millet gruwl.

During tougher times it is fairly common to find people

eating/drinking this for three meals a day.

As we left the village and prayed for Pastor Nomaou and his family, he expressed how thankful he was that we had visited and how much it meant to him that we were able to tour the village and meet many of the people that he works with. He told us why our visit meant so much to him. The villagers often write him off because he is one minority voice. Our visit showed that he is not alone and that their our others who believe what he preaches.