Blog Detail
Light of Togo
http://www.lightoftogo.com
The family and ministry blog of Jesse, Tiffany, and Joshua Shanks, missionaries to Togo, West Africa.
- Added on: May 29th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Jesse Shanks
- Listed in: Christianity Family
- Tags: africa family christian ministry missionary togo
Recent Posts
Teaching the Word.
WIth the recent arrival of Jon & Heidi Huff, the Bible institute is undergoing some small changes which will hopefully lead to its growth and greater effectiveness. One of the adjustments recently made was to allow any church member who wants t...
Kabɩyɛ
Have you ever heard one of those “strange sounding” African languages that has all kinds of “strange sounds” that seem impossible for you to pronounce? Â Well, that pretty much describes Kabiye. Â When I first heard it I thoug...
New family photo
It’s been a while since we last updated our website with a new family picture. Â Well, since June of last year to be exact. Several people have asked for a new one, so here it is. To download it, right-click (NOT left-click) on one of the follo...
An unusual opportunity to share Christ
A couple weeks ago as I was returning from a walk in the neighborhood, I met a 10-12 year old boy named Calbert who is from Burkina Faso. Â We talked for a little while, then he came to church with us the following day. Â He said that he’s a Ch...
Back from Lomé…at last!
What do you get when you combine a broken bridge, 200 semi trucks, angry taxi drivers, and four tired missionaries?  A big adventure! After a few days in Lomé, Jim and I started heading back for Kara around 11 am, which normally means arriving home...
Leaving for Lomé
I’d like to ask you to pray for my trip to Lomé today.  I’m taking the Huffs down so they can pick up their vehicle from the port, while Jim and I will do some shopping and other errands.  Please pray for our safety there and back on T...
