http://www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk/keith/ Keith Smith, a missionary and photographer, working in church-based community development among the Fulani of Burkina Faso in West Africa. Stories and photos of his experiences there, and discussion about church, mission, and justice issues. en-us 2009-11-04T14:27:37+00:00 http://www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk/keith/archives/2009/11/apt_website_is.html This is the new website for the Acacia Partnership Trust (APT) at http://www.acaciapartnershiptrust.org.uk APT is the charity that Lynne and I have set up to facilitate all the work we are doing with the church in Burkina Faso, and at... Acacia Partnership Trust Keith 2009-11-04T14:27:37+00:00 http://www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk/keith/archives/2009/11/pick_a_fight.html "Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute." (Prov 31) "Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow."(Is 1) "Seek first the... Faith Stuff Keith 2009-11-03T13:41:38+00:00 http://www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk/keith/archives/2009/10/songhai_village.html There is a new openness and responsiveness to Christ in Songhai villages in northern Burkina Faso, as Pierre, Pascal, and Seydou have been going out regularly teaching people the good news of Jesus. In the province of Oudalan where we... Ministry Keith 2009-10-27T15:28:12+00:00 http://www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk/keith/archives/2009/10/goromgorom_seco.html 35 new students have been registered for the second intake for the Gorom-Gorom school, as it starts its second year. It is encouraging to see that the good report on the school's first year has encouraged a higher intake for... Gorom-Gorom School Keith 2009-10-26T18:46:57+00:00 http://www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk/keith/archives/2009/10/hacking_timbukt.html Hacking Timbuktu is the exciting new novel by my good friend and colleague Steve Davies. Written for teenage boys, it is a great story, which Lynne and I thoroughly enjoyed reading aloud to each other during our recent trip to... General Postings Keith 2009-10-19T15:02:21+00:00 http://www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk/keith/archives/2009/10/burkina_faso_so.html This is a short video of the Burkina Faso Soccer School, Gorom-Gorom 2009.... Videos Keith 2009-10-13T14:03:58+00:00 http://www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk/keith/archives/2009/10/stallions.html Burkina Faso sealed their entry to the African Cup of Nations in Angola next year by defeating Guinea 2-1 this weekend. Over the last couple of months, Burkina Faso lost their chance to seize the group's World Cup place through... Burkina Faso News Keith 2009-10-12T11:48:23+00:00 http://www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk/keith/archives/2009/10/location_locati.html The new UN Human Development Index has come out, which the BBC has, with terrible inaccuracy described as a table of the "best" or "least desirable" place to live. Actually, the HDI, based upon statistics of Life Expectancy, Education, and... Burkina Faso News Keith 2009-10-06T14:04:45+00:00 http://www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk/keith/archives/2009/10/fun_run_for_a_m.html Yesterday, before church, Lynne and a few friends ran the Belhouston Park 5k Fun Run to raise money for the Acacia Partnership Trust. Together we estimate they raised about £1,000 towards helping us start a Mobile Dental Clinic for Burkina... Acacia Partnership Trust Keith 2009-10-05T12:29:49+00:00 http://www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk/keith/archives/2009/09/keith_and_lynne_3.html I have uploaded photos of our wedding in Gorom-Gorom to the wedding page of my website - click here to see the photos, or click here to view a slideshow. Here is a small selection:... Keith and Lynne Keith 2009-09-29T11:01:10+00:00 http://www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk/keith/archives/2009/09/pulling_teeth_f.html One of our goals for the coming year is to begin planning and raising funds for a Mobile Dental Clinic for the north of Burkina Faso. Lynne has worked in Mozambique and Thailand, running this kind of mobile dental clinic... Burkina Faso - Keith's Life Keith 2009-09-26T12:17:23+00:00 http://www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk/keith/archives/2009/09/burkina_faso_fl.html You probably heard on the news a few weeks back that we had major floods in Burkina Faso, while Lynne and I were out there. A few people - maybe remembering the floods we had in Gorom-Gorom in 20006 -... Burkina Faso News Keith 2009-09-25T08:05:08+00:00 http://www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk/keith/archives/2009/09/keith_and_lynne_2.html Here is the video of our wedding in Gorom-Gorom, Burkina Faso, Sep 12 2009. Following our original wedding in Scotland, we had another one in Gorom-Gorom, to celebrate with our family and friends there. Many of our close friends were... Keith and Lynne Keith 2009-09-22T14:37:32+00:00 http://www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk/keith/archives/2009/09/baptisms_goromg.html While in Burkina, Lynne and I were privileged to be invited to take part in a baptism ceremony for 9 local Christians in Gorom-Gorom. It was an inter-church baptism, out in a waterhole that had developed during the rainy season.... Burkina Faso - Keith's Life Keith 2009-09-21T17:21:03+00:00 http://www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk/keith/archives/2009/09/family_fotos.html Here are a few photos of our family in Gorom-Gorom: Above: La Grande Famille. Lynne and I, squinting into the sun with our family, with whom we live in our shared yard in Gorom-Gorom. They have been such a blessing... Keith and Lynne Keith 2009-09-20T16:40:01+00:00