Working just outside the chaotic capitol city (Conakry) in the quiet village of Sonfonia Gare on this church building and school building was incredible! Each day our 33 men would leave the hustle and bustle of the city, venture into the heat and dust of this quiet village and labor on the job site, surrounded by scores of curious, local people. It was great to be accepted by village families during our stay there.
If you Google Boffa you will find a small coastal village on banks of a large river that is many hours through bad roads from any civilization! This remote church met under trees for many years before our 28 men built this simple, but beautiful church building. Local church members and villagers surrounded the work site each day to help and watch the progress. Many relationships with the church family were established, bridging the English to French (or tribal SuSu) language barrier. This is our most remote location – no running water, no electricity, no real bathrooms… interestingly, but incredible!
42 men of MOVE return to Africa, to the village of Mare. The temperature was around 109 degrees with approximately 80 percent humidity… situations the MOVE men are not used to. Though 20 guys fell ill to these conditions; MOVE pressed on to build a sanctuary building and four classrooms for a new school. These separate structures were constructed using masonry block and clay brick with concrete columns, bond beams and lintels, with wood trusses and purlins, and a corrugated sheet metal roof. Complete with exterior metal doors and windows. The men of MOVE see the hands of God working in the village of Mare.
David Bethany, while working with MOVE, has partnered with Open Bible more than 20 times since 1987