Posts by Bobbie Mustapha

What a modern privilege it is to be at home in two places in the world.  How wrenching it is to always be saying goodbye, and readapting to the other side. (picture above is Bobbie and Zainab, the Madina Village School Head Cook) Wish we could just zap back and forth with a portal like…

Guest Blogger Joanne Cearbaugh Madina Village School nourishes the minds of 440 preK-Class Six students who attend every day. They are getting a fantastic education!! It’s been my delight to partner in that instruction with interactive English lessons the last few weeks. I’ve come to realize, while participating in school activities, that the bodies and…

“How Sweet to Hold a New Born Baby…” (from Because He Lives, by the Gaithers). What a blessed child baby Bobbie Esther is, not by wealth or privilege, but by being born to a couple who truly love God and love each other and will bring her up within the loving community of their Faith…

Do you believe in ghosts?  Is a graveyard a scary place for you? This snapshot was taken in the center of Madina village.  Francis is sitting on the edge of his father’s grave.  His father, Pa Sam Koiva Mustapha, was also called Sam Madina because he was the founder of the village.  That’s why he is buried in the…

In 2011, plans for Madina Village School were only on Francis Mustapha’s heart, not visible to everyone else. Even he could not picture then what has become reality now. As he says, “God seems to be dealing with me on a need-to-know basis!”God’s plans have been so much bigger than ours! Here’s a 2013 picture…

The saying ‘A picture is worth a thousand words’ is only true if you know what you are seeing in the picture.Today I’m starting a blog that will bring you one snapshot a week and add a few words to explain it. I (Bobbie Mustapha) am living very close to Madina Village School (with my…