New Church & Well Dedicated
05/16/2005 Mbad, Senegal
The people of Mbad now have a church and a well. Their prayers have been finally answered. On May 16, 2005 the well and the church were formerly dedicated and opened.
Many of you have prayed and given to establish a church and clear, deep water well for the 9 villages of Mbad, located about two hours out of Dakar. Last year when we visited Mbad the church and well were half finished. We returned and sent out a newsletter to you and you responded.
The people of Mbad now have a church and a well. Their prayers have been finally answered. On May 16, 2005 the well and the church were formerly dedicated and opened.
Villagers including Muslims, animist, some of whom have never heard the Gospel before or were made to believe that Christians were different creatures came to witness this all historic program for the people of Mbad. Some villagers walked for hours over night to attend this program due the lack of transport and their inability to afford transportation cost.
The villagers who had converged on the church premises and had been waiting for 6 to 7 hours for the commencement of the program were fed lunch. while the musical team from Dakar entertained the congregation to good gospel music song in the villagers language.
The message was preached by Pastor Diatta a son of the Serere tribe. Making a remark, Chief Saar thanked the DONE Board and the ministry for what the Lord is accomplishing through the ministry for him and the people of his village. Speaking through an interpreter and from the pulpit for the first time, pointed to Evelyn and said in these word, “ I now present to you the keys to my village, Let the will of your God for my people prevail through out our land.” He was supported with a aloud applause from the villagers and his council men. We give God the glory for the work that He has started.
Pastor Jean Ajake and Family have been relocated to Mbad. He is currently living and working among villagers. The people of Mbad did not only have a church but a well from which they can Ajake and Family relocated to Mbad now receive fresh and safe drinking water. The amazing thing about the well is that the people of Mbad have began to grow their own vegetable as soon as they got the well.
