There is no typical Nigeria trip for John... every trip is unique
This is a glimpse of my January trip
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| Men talking by grain storage in Northern Nigeria |
Total air travel hours: 46
(with one delayed bag and some new clothes courtesy of American Airlines)
African Road-trip: 7 days
Sometimes you need to climb a mountain to get a cell signal!
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| This Bible translation project is in a location without cell phone service... but by climbing a nearby mountain we could make calls and collect email! We enjoyed a beautiful dusty harmattan sunset while on our phones. |
Number of times muffler mount broke and was re-welded due to rough roads: 3
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| This isn't the welder, but another "Gas Station" on our way |
I wish I had counted all the Camels. There were so many!
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See a much larger camel caravan in my short video
How many camels can you count in the video? |
Number of rivers crossed without bridges: many, thankfully, it was dry season so there was little danger of getting stuck.
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Bridge Construction
Click this link to watch us crossing a river with no bridge! |
Bible Translation organizations visited three
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| I had meetings with Nigeria Bible Translation Trust about some Bible translation projects |
Language project visits: eight
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| Gbari language committee meeting -first of eight projects visited |
Longest church service attended 4 hours
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| Post Ordination service photo at Anglican church Kontagora |
“Chance meetings” with Discovery alumni on a Nigerian roadside: one
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| Naaza and Hannah (2011 Ghana Discovery) now serve as Bible translators in Nigeria! |
Anglican Bishops befriended on trip: one
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| Bishop Jonah, yes, he's the one with the fancy hat in the other church photo, his wife's hat is nice too |
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Delicious Nigerian Balango is BBQ with no stick. #streetfood
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My companion and driver on the road trip visits to the eight language projects b
logged about our trip here. Check it out to see my photo in front of Happiness Restaurant (scroll down to "Tim's Trip" section)
*I did not take the photos that I am in above. Top photo credit Zach
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