Here are pictures to give you an idea of my past week here in Nigeria. I hope you enjoy looking through them. Thank you for praying for Daniel to receive a new student visa - God answered your prayers on Thursday! Jos has been relatively peaceful the past week, so you can also praise God for that. Pray it stays that way as we go to church tomorrow morning!
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| Daniel and I in our traditional Nigerian wear for church last Sunday |
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| After lunch Daniel's parents, Daniel, and I went to lunch at a Chinese restaurant in Jos called Elysar |
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| Daniel and me |
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| Here is a picture of the outside of Daniel's beautiful home |
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| On Wednesday we drove to Abuja to renew Daniel's student visa. Between the trucks, motorcycles, aggressive drivers, and no traffic lanes, it gets a little crazy! It is not unusual to see cars driving the wrong direction (towards oncoming traffic). |
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| Outskirts of Abuja. Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. |
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| Common sight |
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| We spent Thursday at the American Embassy and, by the grace of God, Daniel received a new student visa! We stayed in Karu at Daniel's father's village Thursday evening before we drove back Friday morning. |
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| The drive to and from Jos includes many military checkpoints. They usually take a look inside of the car and either have you pull over for further examination or let you on your way. I know this isn't a very good picture, but I thought it may give you an idea of what the checkpoints look like. There are about 3 of those barriers at every checkpoint and anywhere from 3-10 soldiers. |
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| People plant cactus around their properties and fields to keep intruders out! |
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| There are a couple traffic lights around the cities, but they usually don't work (and/or drivers disregard them!). Instead, there are policemen at busy intersections to direct who goes where. |
These pictures look awesome, Corinne! A picture is for sure worth a thousand words. I will continue to keep you in my prayers throughout your journey.
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