This week, we had the unique opportunity to greet the new Maba Sultan in Abeche. It was a wonderful way for us to introduce ourselves as learners of his people’s language and culture; to congratulate him on his new position as sultan; to share with him our prayers for wisdom and blessing in his work; to identify ourselves as working with the church and longing to show God’s love to the Maba people. We brought our children along, as well as Abdoulaye who helped secure the appointment. The sultan and his “cabinet” of men loved the children! They received us all with a very warm welcome and gave us an invitation to come visit again whenever we want. One of the men said he wanted to come to our home to visit with us in Maba. Relationships are so important in Chad, so all in all, this provided a wonderful occasion for us to establish a positive relationship with this influential Maba leader; our hope is that in the future he will know of us when we choose to begin work in villages.
