Road Pictures From Nigeria

Kelly Jo and I have been resting good since we returned home but I have been waking up at 4:00 AM every night. My body is telling me it is 10:00 or 11:00 AM and I have to get up. Monday morning I slept passed my internal "wake up call" and it was wonderful. I hope that continues at least some of the time.

We have a few road pictures taken out the window while in Nigeria. Although traffic can be hectic and travel nerve-wracking in Nigeria, it really is the best way to get a view of the country. Folks usually love to see the road pictures and I have already had a few ask where they are.

Bro. Shobanke's nephew, Emmanuel, drives for us and has driven us nearly every day of every time we have been there. We love his driving. He is politely aggressive and generously uses his horn. Using the horn in Nigeria is not an expression of anger at all. It is generally a polite way of saying to other drivers and pedestrians, "Hey, I am here and I am coming through. I am beeping because you may not see me."

Bro. Shobanke's oldest son, also named Emmanuel, picked us up a couple of time and drove us to the church this year. He did a great job too.

Most of these pictures are taken out the windows so they are not as clear as they should be. It seems a little intrusive to roll the window down and take pictures of everyone as we go by, so we take them through the window.

We had never seen these three wheel taxis in Nigeria before but they are every where now.

There is also a new company selling motorcycles there. They are a little bigger than the motorcycle taxis used to be. The company has sold thousands of them in Nigeria the last two years.

Notice the baby on the mother's back. We have seen taxi bikes with another child in front of the driver and a third adult between the driver and the mother with the child on her back.

This is the entrance to the Christ Campaigner's Church in Osun State.

This is school children walking home.

That is all the pictures from Nigeria. I will try to write a post summing up the whole trip soon. Thank you for reading today.

Davy

Weekend Woundup and Weview

It has been a busy and fun weekend for our family. It is very nice to be back into somewhat of a routine. Friday night was our first Christmas service. We had a great time with Pastor Randy Brown and the church in Sharonville, Ohio. It was very good to have my Mom and Dad there with us.

My brother Steve and his wife Karen were there and Renae and Jacqueline Coffman were there too.

Pastor Randy Brown and Davy

Saturday was quite a bit warmer with rain all day. I worked on some bus things and barn things most of the day but we did take a little time to drink some salsa for lunch.

Sunday morning Odie went to Dodds with my parents.

We went to Dryden for a super great Sunday morning service.

Sunday night we had our second Christmas service at Anchor of Hope in Lebanon, Ohio. They included us in their special candle light Christmas service and it was so good.

This is sound check.

They have a terrific band at Anchor and we supplemented their band by having Bro. Michael Alexander with us playing bass. They all sounded awesome together and made it real fun to sing. I wish I could take a full band with me every where but I am very thankful to have the best piano player in the USA every night. I suppose I should not be greedy!

That pretty much wrap up our weekend. The cold came back with a vengeance Sunday and that is no fun. I keep telling myself that we will be in the south before too long. That will be nice!

I hope you had a great weekend. Thanks for reading.

Davy

View Out The Front Window 12/18/2016

Check out our posts from the last week at the links below. 

Odie's Saturday Post

A Practice Day

A Winter Wonderland?

Schedule - Christmas Services

Getting Back Into the Routine

Howdy Dear Friends

I fully expected the view out the front window this morning to be different. I expected to be looking at the church in West Harrison, Indiana. But the Christmas service was rescheduled. The weather guessers were predicting a wintry mix early Sunday morning in West Harrison so Pastor Wade Hicks decided to reschedule the service in an abundance of caution. We now plan to be there Wednesday December 21st at 7:00 PM.

I was getting the bus ready to crank and ride Saturday morning and opened the front doors a little. This was the view out the front window. That is a beautiful view. Do you know what is so nice about it? The rain washed all the snow away! Yippeeeee!

We do have a Christmas service tonight at Anchor of Hope in Lebanon, Ohio at 6:00 PM. It should be a super great day. I hope you have a tremendous Sunday.

Davy

A Glimpse Into Odie's Fun

Update: Tomorrow morning's Christmas service has been rescheduled. The weather guessers are predicting a wintry mix early Sunday morning in West Harrison so Pastor Wade Hicks decided to reschedule the service in an abundance of caution. We now plan to be there Wednesday December 21st at 7:00 PM.

Hello friends, it is Odie checking in on this Saturday. It is hard to believe Christmas is next weekend. I am just about ready although there are a few last minute gifts to buy. I have not wrapped or bagged a single thing yet. I need to get busy on that. 

It has been wonderful to finally have Dad and Mom home! I missed them while they were gone. As Dad mentioned in previous posts this week, we have been getting ready for our Christmas services and trying to stay warm. 

Last night we were in Sharonville, Ohio for a Christmas service and it was great. We always have a great time with Pastor Randy Brown and his church. Sunday we will be in West Harrison, Indiana and Lebanon, Ohio. I am sure that Dad will have lots of pictures when he wraps up the weekend.

We finish up our Christmas services in New Castle, Indiana on Tuesday night with Pastor Brian Hisle. Check out this post for more information and come see us if you can!

On my phone camera roll I found some pics from a few weeks ago that never made it to the blog. I decided to share them today. 

November 30th I was in Hillsboro with my family. I attended a Wednesday night youth service at my Uncle Danny's church. Flannel was the dress theme for the night. Red and black ended up being a popular combination. 

I am pictured below with our good family friend Bro. Fred Moore. 

Then here were the red and black and black vest triplets, Gade Abrams, myself and Hunter Medford. 

The youth choir from Hillsboro House of Deliverance

On December 1st I was invited to join a group of family and friends in Springboro, Ohio for a delightful evening. Seeing the play "A Christmas Carol" was a wonderful way to begin the Christmas month. 

Waiting for the fun to begin. 

Dinner buffet time

Deb Livingston, Aunt Alice Coffman and Aunt Karen Boggs

Myself with Mamaw and Aunt Theresa Osborn 

Me and Aunt Theresa 

There was no way to get pictures of everyone in the group. I think we filled 6 or more tables. It was a great night with good food and lots of fun.

OOPS I missed the no photography announcement of the play. 

Just in case you are wondering, they will see you if you take pictures! They will want to watch you delete the pictures. 

That was just a glimpse of my family fun lately. Have a fabulous weekend and thank you for stopping by to visit us today!

Odie