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The drive home was interesting. We were two hours late leaving and SIM has a rule that pastors and missionaries are not allowed to drive after dark. SIM rules also have a speed limite rule (not over 100 km) Pastor E was teasing us and said we would travel by ECWA rules (no speed restriction) so we would not have to break the SIM rule about driving after dark. We arrived safely in Jos, tired, hot and dusty. We were quick to enjoy a cold shower with the assistance of a bucket.
We attended ECWA church services this morning and Pastor E preached for 50 minutes. It was an excellent sermon and he reminded us of Pastor Don who sometimes breaks into a song in the middle of a sermon. Meet and greet with 500+ people was very lively.....again we were blessed by the praise and worship.

This afternoon we are getting organized for our trip to the hill tribes of Michika, travelling 600 km. Pastor B has borrowed a Nissan 4x4 vehicle for the journey. We leave at 6:00 am om Monday. The terrain is very rough with lots of hill tribes and small villages. We are still teaching the Peacemaker materials but probably under a tree. The tribal people have been invited to congregate in several different settings and the church building will be too small and too hot. We will be hiking to get to some of these villages. Please pray for stamina as the temperatures are very hot once again. (mid 40"s). Please also pray that we have access to water....we have a filter with us but we have not yet used it and in an emergency we can use it but our Canadian mentality prefers bottled water.
We have been told that we may encounter snakes. A very kind gentleman told us this morning after church that the government has now provided the tribal villages with anti-venom for snake bites. Please pray for safety and that we do not have any close encounters. They also have large lizards 3-4 feet long. We return on Friday to Jos because Saturday is a no travel day due to elections beginning on April 2nd. We will not have access to Pastor E's computer for at least a week but we shall try to blog when we return.

Blessings to all
John and Shirley