Lorinda Robinson

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POWER

It has been a challenging couple of weeks as we have dealt with hot weather and power cuts. It’s not unusual for us to have 3 – 5 hour power cuts each day during hot season as the capital city just doesn’t have enough supply to meet the demand. But about 3 weeks ago we learned that there were some major equipment problems and instead of short power cuts we would be having extended ones, 7-9 hours/day – a couple of days it was 12 hours. I can tell you that with a heat index of over 125 degrees, there’s no time of day that is “good” to have your power cut. A schedule was published in the newspaper and for a couple of days, they followed it, but most days they didn’t. So not only were we experiencing lengthy power cuts, but we didn’t always know when they would occur. To say that an entire city was feeling cranky, hot and tired would be an understatement.

I sent word home to some people who have offered to pray for special requests “in between letters”. (If you would like to be added to that list let me know.) They prayed and God answered prayer!

We have had a couple of good rains and temperatures are 10 degrees lower! While we don’t have power 24/7, it is better. The weekend was great (only 90 minutes without power) and yesterday I was without power for about 5 hours and the same today. It gets tricky as the internet service provider is on a different schedule so there are times when I have electricity but still don’t have internet. As I write to you, I’m without electricity. I love laptop batteries!

Anyway, I got to thinking about this and I know we often refer to the Power of the Holy Spirit. Allow me just to draw a couple of parallels that I have been thinking about over the last couple of weeks. I’ve got more :-)

1. There is no lack of supply. His power is always sufficient. There is never “equipment problem” (unless I happen to unplug something myself).
2. His schedule is reliable – He’s available 24/7/7. We can count on that. He doesn’t change the schedule without telling us.
3. Without His power we’re weak, tired and cranky and won’t get a lot of work done!

TIDBITS

** On June 3rd, we presented certificates to our students who are staff members at the International School of Ouaga. It was fun to work with these head of families and I was really excited to see the spiritual awakening in my four students. Please pray for Antoine, Joseph, Justin and Simeon. Pray that God will continue to work in their hearts and lives.

** While many of our ESL activities (not the Café) will be taking a break during the months of July and August, I will be working with 3 high school boys from the International School. These are students whose 1st language isn’t English and who need some help in order to stay at the school. Pray for me as I work with these kids. The director of the school said that they are stubborn and a bit on the lazy side. Pray that I will be able to provide the guidance and motivation that they need. Pray especially for opportunities to discuss spiritual things with them.

** The last of our three groups of students will be taking their final exams this Saturday. Pray for calmness for them as they take the tests. In the French education system, it is the goal of the teacher to make as many fail as possible to prove that they are good teachers. I’m not sure how failure proves that they are good teachers, but that’s beside the point. The point is that these students – most university students – are scared. Pray for peace for them as they study and work.

** Thank you to all of you who pray and give faithfully to keep me in Burkina Faso! It is a privilege to serve God here and to see Him at work!

Prayer Requests/Answers to Prayer

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Burkina Faso

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