Day three, "The Climb"

Today we decided to go with the girls from Beth's house up the mountain to the tall tree. This tree is right in the middle of a clearing and is so tall it can be seen from miles away. We started our walk at eight in the morning and I have no idea how long it took us to reach the top but it was several miles of up hill climbing. When we reached the top we were able to look out and see all of Jeqway and most of Abuja. It was well worth the time and effort spent to get up there. After a time of prayer and a short Bible study we hiked the last fifty or so feet to the top of the ridge so we could look over into a neighboring village. The people there are shepherds that don't speak English and have limited access to the gospel. One of the missionary couples here in Abuja is preparing to go there when they have the chance. Later that day it absolutely poured. We took the opportunity to use the warm water and wash our hair. It was all fun and games until Josh locked us out and we ended up washing our clothes to :). After we dried of we went to church for the youth night that Chad was teaching. While Chad was in the middle of his lesson we were again attacked by bugs, but this time it wasn't a swarm of fling critters it was a lone butterfly. This huge black butterfly took a liking to Cads hair and was absolutely relentless about landing on his head. This went on for five-ten minutes before the butterfly got tired of his hair and moved on.