tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:14:19 +0000However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace. ~Acts 20:24http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)Blogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-853543271707686641Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:03:00 +00002011-11-11T15:14:19.218-05:00Hello friends and family, it has been awhile since I last updated this blog, and since then God has taken me on quite a few adventures. I moved out to the Bay Area mid January, and have just completed my first year at seminary. I had two classes this summer that had us exploring San Francisco, making me love the city more an more. I also got involved with a new church plant in the city called http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/4puVVwZ8kQE/journey-continues.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/4puVVwZ8kQE" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2011/07/journey-continues.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-1437107803608384131Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:05:00 +00002010-11-22T15:05:39.065-05:00 @font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p { margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } I’m now back from spending three weeks inhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/LZL6Vte3CEc/teeth-love-and-stories.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/LZL6Vte3CEc" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2010/11/teeth-love-and-stories.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-6667107132274210691Sat, 30 Oct 2010 20:02:00 +00002010-10-30T16:03:38.976-04:00Recently, with help from my father, my school loans are now paid in full. No more monthly billings, no more interest rates adding up, no more debt. Done. It's all paid for. As my trip to Mali approaches in just a couple more days, and I prepare the things I want to share with people there, I'm reminded of a story about a different kind of debt, and the measure the Father took to pay it off. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/4y_V2HSDhtY/paid-in-full.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/4y_V2HSDhtY" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2010/10/paid-in-full.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-285313105602438368Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:22:00 +00002010-10-11T13:59:30.677-04:00This morning I was able to talk a little with  our host mom Ruti from Mali. She told me that two of my people were just at their place yesterday, and they came to talk about a dental clinic. As of right now they know that a team from "Ameriki" is coming to hold dental clinics in their village like we did a little over a year ago. What she doesn't know yet is that Kacy and I will be part of that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/yvzt5vaXA9s/22-days-till-check-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/yvzt5vaXA9s" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2010/10/22-days-till-check-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-2083142812594009757Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:33:00 +00002010-09-07T17:33:23.879-04:00I've started my first semester with Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. My online theology class started two weeks ago, and two of my other classes began about a week ago. Two of my classes is what they call hybrid class where there's a bout a week of face to face class time and then the rest is done on-line. It was encouraging being in a class room with peers in the ministry. Although nothttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/dDBoMoXp1ew/class-is-now-in-session.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/dDBoMoXp1ew" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2010/09/class-is-now-in-session.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-8951353155319338777Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:38:00 +00002010-08-09T14:25:39.353-04:00As I'm considering going back to Mali for a 3-4 week mission trip in November, right now I'm seeing what I can do to raise funds for that trip. Well I've come up with a couple fundraiser ideas and with your participation it would help get me to Mali, and back to minister among the Maninka people. On Saturday, July 31st @PIBC Taylor, I will be selling Tshirts (2 designs, $10, and $12ea) and notehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/zZIvB76OiZk/shirts-cards-and-sports.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/zZIvB76OiZk" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2010/07/shirts-cards-and-sports.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-7011513798642516837Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:40:00 +00002010-07-14T09:35:01.745-04:00So again I'm behind on the updates... About a month ago on June 14 I had a birthday. I started the celebration the weekend before by going to Chicago for a night with my cousin. We took a train there and back, and just did touristy stuff I haven't done in a while, like go to the Sears Tower (now known as the Willis Tower), Millennium park, museums and of course take lots of pictures of Chicago.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/zcx27tNvSzQ/twenty-8.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/zcx27tNvSzQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2010/07/twenty-8.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-6085495793539266635Fri, 04 Jun 2010 02:18:00 +00002010-06-03T22:18:19.418-04:00I have been home for about two months now, and though it seemed like I was waiting, I was definitely not just sitting around. In the last two months, my family celebrated several birthdays; my brother's, some nieces, and my dad's. We also welcomed a new niece into the family, and we laughed and cried and welcomed a new brother when he and my sister got married. Those were just some of the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/MnzIT35VOOw/waiting-yet-still-going.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/MnzIT35VOOw" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2010/06/waiting-yet-still-going.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-1516973121501525321Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:34:00 +00002010-04-06T05:25:10.502-04:00When leaving a friend's home, and you know most likely you wont see them again for a long time, it is not culturally appropriate to just get up and say you're leaving. There is a pattern for saying goodbye here. First you ask your friend for the road. They let others know you're asking for the road, and decide with each other if they want to give it to you. Sometimes if they think you're leaving http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/AVhqQ_8sYJQ/may-we-have-road.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/AVhqQ_8sYJQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2010/04/may-we-have-road.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-56471876329174426Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:57:00 +00002010-03-10T02:57:37.588-05:00Four years ago today... I stepped off a plane and landed in Mali for the first time And now... I'm starting to pack my bags in order to leave next month... but I hope to be back again someday. Four years ago today... I barely knew what my job entailed And now... I've helped with training other colleagues, and other Maninka believers in using stories to evangelize. Four years ago today... I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/7eMAGJv3nJ4/four-years-ago-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/7eMAGJv3nJ4" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2010/03/four-years-ago-today.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-9102591432551917586Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:03:00 +00002010-02-26T11:06:27.399-05:00Last Monday (Feb. 22nd) we packed up everything, and I mean EVERYTHING including the kitchen sink, from our house in the village (Archenland), and moved into a house in the Capital. Prior to the move there have been some disagreements with our landlord in Archenland, and though we tried to work with him to come to an understanding, it just wasn't working out and seemed like it was getting worse. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/YRk5Gw9uiF8/glimpse-of-goodbye.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/YRk5Gw9uiF8" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2010/02/glimpse-of-goodbye.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-8115385526872443939Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:03:00 +00002010-02-26T09:41:34.475-05:00This month and the next brings us to a couple anniversaries. About a year ago this month we discovered that our crafter Andrew and his wife Rebecca were suffering from a terrible disease. After hearing that news, for the next following months majority of our time with them consisted of hospital visits and any other way we can minister to them and help lessen their pain. There were many http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/zrehFIi4RcM/hopeful-anniversary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/zrehFIi4RcM" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2010/02/hopeful-anniversary.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-1446615207001005193Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:03:00 +00002010-01-15T21:14:51.443-05:00In the last week (Jan 5-13) Kacy and I went to the U.S. for our last vacation before our term ends.For the first part of that vacation we were in Tennessee for one of our former teammate's wedding. There we got to meet up with most of our West African family who have moved back stateside. On the morning of the wedding we all gathered in one hotel room and had worship the way we use to in Africa.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/WpdRtcvcxQg/tn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/WpdRtcvcxQg" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2010/01/tn.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-4905748599151234445Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:38:00 +00002009-12-26T04:27:17.301-05:00Tue. (Dec 22)After working on a story with Andrew, instead of dropping him off at his village up on the mountain and then going back down, we planned on staying the night so we can have more time with his family and friends. We'd planned this with him a few days in advance, but when we got there I did not expect him to have told his entire village plus surrounding villages that we would be http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/rS43yjMxnCM/go-tell-it-on-mountain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/rS43yjMxnCM" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2009/12/go-tell-it-on-mountain.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-4024588290141364801Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:28:00 +00002009-12-21T11:15:28.561-05:00Friday morning (Dec 18) Kacy and I headed out on a research trip to learn about Maninka villages along the road from our town to another Maninka town where our teammate Scott lives and works. We were joined by Denise, a 6 month volunteer who will be working in the Desert Triangle.Now there is a main road from our town that goes through the Capital and then to Scott's town that is all paved road.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/pQ6t9qRlNcg/road-less-traveled.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/pQ6t9qRlNcg" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2009/12/road-less-traveled.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-7512576374285019390Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:45:00 +00002009-12-06T18:53:18.555-05:00Being away from home during the Christmas season it's easy to get homesick and not fully appreciate what the season really means. At least that's how it's been for me the past three years. But somehow this year is different...As I've mentioned before we've had plenty of discouraging moments that seemed to really beat us down. Though we haven't stopped facing discouragements, through it all http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/SSe5sgOD4Cw/in-spirit-of-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/SSe5sgOD4Cw" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2009/12/in-spirit-of-christmas.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-1317072401949028079Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:02:00 +00002009-11-20T18:49:50.020-05:00In the past our journey seems to be two steps forward 3 steps back. But currently it seems that things are just moving forward and I praise God for that. Andrew and Rebecca's health has improve and they no longer have to go to the clinic every week. They're next appointment isn't till a couple months from now. They both have gotten a bit stronger, and aren't as skinny as before. They both http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/qQgobsJVXoA/2-steps-forward.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/qQgobsJVXoA" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2009/11/2-steps-forward.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-6421966565015911918Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:19:00 +00002009-10-26T13:00:59.466-04:00After the week with the dentist we spent the majority of the last couple months helping Andrew and Rebecca with their clinic visits. There had been a few emergency visits to the clinic when either Andrew or Rebecca weren't doing well at all and at times even looked like they were near death. We were constantly going in and out of the Capital to make clinic visits for either one of them that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/KmVcdJbRkog/as-long-as-i-am-able-to-speak.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/KmVcdJbRkog" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2009/10/as-long-as-i-am-able-to-speak.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-7804527092156021911Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:30:00 +00002009-09-12T05:12:42.562-04:00The week of the dental clinic was an interesting, and encouraging experience.Interesting because in addition to translating for the dentists we also assisted them by holding flashlights, handing them gauze or tools and that kind of stuff. So we got pretty close to the action, and I believe I have seen way more teeth and gums that I need to for the rest of my life. I've seen some very infected http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/pzcTr7mlh3g/clinic-wrap-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/pzcTr7mlh3g" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2009/09/clinic-wrap-up.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-7206107256336067485Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:06:00 +00002009-08-23T10:20:10.222-04:00This week we have a volunteer team from the States coming to do dental clinics in several villages around Mali. Four of those villages will be Maninka villages.We hope through these clinics, people will understand that we do this deed in the name of Jesus. We hope that as people wait their turn to get checked we would get the opportunity to share with them about Jesus. We also hope this time willhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/ibBVV3fFyqc/dental-clinic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/ibBVV3fFyqc" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2009/08/dental-clinic.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-6461262883163399831Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:10:00 +00002009-08-08T06:59:31.061-04:00Hidden followers...In our town we learned that there are about 12 followers of Jesus that have not made it public yet for fear of their lives. They've been meeting with Pastor in secret as he disciples them in the Word and encourage them to be open with their faith. Recently we found out that one of our tailor friends is also a hidden believer. In English he explained his situation to us and saidhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/6xC-sb5dRA4/different-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/6xC-sb5dRA4" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2009/07/different-world.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-2638945330630675138Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:18:00 +00002009-07-31T06:12:20.842-04:00Still Going...Little by little we are making progress in completing the story set for the Maninka people. Though some days it seems like it's not going anywhere at all but as they say here in Mali - "doni, doni" - small small, or in better English terms little by little. It was that way with language learning, it was that way with learning culture and adjusting to life here, and it's that way http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/C9HCg5wDFIY/doni-doni-small-small.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/C9HCg5wDFIY" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2009/07/doni-doni-small-small.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-2166383975087662006Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:51:00 +00002009-06-01T13:33:17.067-04:00"I ni fama"This is a common greeting you say to someone you haven't seen or heard from in a while. So I find it fitting to make it my title since it's been awhile since you've heard from me.In transitionIn the last couple months there have been a couple changes. Officially we are no longer called OneStory, we are now called Oral Peoples Strategy Team. Our project remains the same, there were justhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/_iLA3VsXFmQ/i-ni-fama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/_iLA3VsXFmQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2009/06/i-ni-fama.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-5623728487798360999Wed, 06 May 2009 12:37:00 +00002009-05-06T11:18:11.565-04:002 Sundays ago, April 26, was Voting Day all over Mali. They were voting for a new mayor. Now you know you're in an oral country when it doesn't really matter if the posters are upside down or right side up. All that matters is if you know the colors and the pictures that go with it and which party it represents.Weeks before Voting Day people were busy getting ready for THE day. Many of our http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/eHQXBxhBarI/vote-vote.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/eHQXBxhBarI" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2009/05/vote-vote.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959562.post-1729552832414158185Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:09:00 +00002009-04-28T07:42:20.588-04:00(See Pictures blog to see some photos from Easter Sunday)I know I haven't updated in a while so here's a glimpse of what I've been up to recentlyEaster all-nighter:The Easter celebration began on Saturday (Apr.11) with going to the big Saturday market with Ma (the pastor's wife) and running around to get things for lunch and most of dinner and some things for the Sunday meal.In the afternoon we http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RacingOn/~3/cP4byQRcHiI/whats-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Reaiah Rose)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RacingOn/~4/cP4byQRcHiI" height="1" width="1"/>http://acts20-24.blogspot.com/2009/04/whats-up.html