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PRAY FOR OUR THREE LITTLE ONES TO BE RESCUED

A few days ago Seybou abandoned his family and left for Algeria to work for a couple of years (last I heard). His wife and three children would love to move in with us again - they moved out last August; Sarata (4) had only known us to be her family and our house her home, and Hama (7) was loved for the first time in his life and learned to laugh. Jonathan (1) was born in our house last June.

Fanta told us we needed to talk to Seybou to get his permission, and to get it quickly, as Seybou's family would move her and the kids back to the village when they find out. The children's lives would be over, especially Hama's who is handicapped and would have no future at all. I was confident that they would come back, and told Paul where we could make room for 4 more people (since our house is actually full).

Paul talked to Seybou on Sunday, and I was totally shocked to hear that Seybou asked for three days to think about it. On Wednesday Paul is talking to him again to find out his decision.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THESE CHILDREN'S FUTURE, and Fanta's future! They belong in our household, and in the household of God! I love these children so much I cannot express it, even more than any of the other kids. I do not want to lose them, or for them to lose all God has for them.

MEETING THE MALIAN PRESIDENT

God is so amazing, how He orchestrates things! Wow! On Sunday I happened to talk to a lady from Cameroun who happened to help at the book table I happened to have my materials at who happend to be friends with a Malian lady who happened to organize certain meetings for the Malian president who happened to arrive in Vienna today for two days which happens to be the first time a Malian president EVER came to Austria and which happens to be when I'm in Vienna. I could add a few more "happenings" :-).

In any case, I talked to the Malian president today, and tomorrow I will (probably) have ten minutes to present what I do in Mali to him. He's only in Vienna for two days, to thank the Austrian government for liberating the Austrian hostages in Mali last year, and to look at possible projects between Austria and Mali - which is where I come in.

PLEASE PRAY FOR FAVOR when I meet with him tomorrow!

More details on my blog for today, and later the one for tomorrow.

The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD; he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases. (Prov 21:1)

In awe of HIM,

Claudia