Pictures and Videos

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Index of Pictures and Videos

Life in Port Harcourt (YWAM)

Our apartment in Aba

Video - Missionary Life in Nigeria

A family day out in Aba

Trip to Northern Nigeria (Jos, Abuja, and Kaduna)

New Year 2008 celebration in Uzomah's village in Imo State, Nigeria

Video - New Year's in the village

Giving rice to the homeless in Aba

Spring Trip to the USA (added June 2008)

Swimming Pool at a Hotel in Aba (added Aug 2008)

Life in Port Harcourt (YWAM)

These were taken during our 5 month stay in Port Harcourt. Eric traveled to Aba during the day to work with the school and make permanent housing arrangements. You can view more pictures with detailed captions in our newsletter section under "Life in Port Harcourt."

Emily drying dishes in our Kitchen at the guest house in Port Harcourt

Emily lost a tooth. Her sisters made a carrying bag out of an old toilet paper roll.

We all like eating mangos. But they are messy.

We all like eating mangos. But they are messy.

Eating chocolate sent from the US.

Hannah playing Dads new guitar

The river we cross between Aba and Port Harcourt

The Yam Zone where we get off the bus when we travel back to Port Harcourt from Aba. Hausas are there selling yams, mangos, watermelons, etc

This is the side road outside of the YWAM gate. There is a mini-market here on Tuesdays.

This is the road inside of the gate of the YWAM compound. Cindy is on her way back to the guest house from a day in Aba.

This is the entrance into the YWAM buildings.

This is the YWAM courtyard

Front view of our guest house

Where YWAM does all of the cooking

Dining hall at YWAM, celebrating some Birthdays

In Aba, waiting for Dad to buy paint for our new apartment

cleaning day at our new apartment

cleaning day at our new apartment

cleaning day at our new apartment

cleaning day at our new apartment

cleaning day at our new apartment

cleaning day at our new apartment

cleaning day at our new apartment

YWAM SBS team from Hawaii on Short Term Outreach

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Our Apartment in Aba

kitchen

dining room

parlor before furniture and curtains

parlor and dining room after furniture and curtains

Hannah's & Elijah's room before beds and curtians

Hannah's & Elijah's room after beds and curtians

Hannah's & Elijah's room before beds and curtians

Hannah's & Elijah's room after beds (but still no curtains)

Eric & Cindy's room

upstairs bathroom

upstairs parlor (filled with suitcases right now)

picture taken from balcony outsite of upstairs parlor

picture taken from balcony outsite of upstairs parlor

Hannah is standing on the balcony outside the upstairs parlor

Hannah is standing on the balcony outside the upstairs parlor

Hannah is standing on the balcony outside the upstairs parlor

Picture taken from outside of our main gate

Picture taken from outside of our main gate

Picture taken from outside of our main gate

Downstairs bedroom (used for storage),

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Missionary Life in Nigeria

YouTube-Video

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A family day out in Aba

"419" warning

Dirt road from our house leading to main road (rainy season)

Dirt road from our house leading to main road (rainy season)

Dirt road from our house leading to main road (rainy season)

Dirt road from our house leading to main road (rainy season)

Dirt road from our house leading to main road (rainy season)

Dirt road from our house leading to main road (rainy season)

Emily needed her shoe fixed

crossing Aba-Owerri road

in front of the Station where Uzomah works

many motorcycle taxis wait here for customers

many motorcycle taxis wait here for customers

Supermarket & restaurant close to main park

"Main Park" where you can find buses & taxis to different cities

"Hannah's (not our Hannah) Shop" where we buy soda/snacks

Man selling sugar cane for about 10 cents/stick

we are eating sugar cane outside of the gate to our house

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Trip to Northern Nigeria (Jos, Abuja, and Kaduna)

You can read our report and see a few more pictures with detailed captions in our Newsletter section under "North Nigeria Trip Report"

Village near Makurdi

12-hour bus ride from Port Harcourt to Jos

Abuja

Abuja

near Jos

Eric & Hannah at YWAM Jos

Woman in Village

Village near Jos

Village near Jos

Village near Jos

YWAM property near Jos

YWAM building

primary school run by YWAM - Jos

primary school run by YWAM - Jos

YWAM property near Jos

Village near Jos

Village near Jos

YWAM property near Jos

YWAM property near Jos

Woman making Masa, a traditional Hausa food.

helping with lunch at YWAM-Jos

helping with lunch at YWAM-Jos

Eric & Elijah walking the streets of Kaduna

Eric & Elijah walking the streets of Kaduna

Eric & Elijah walking the streets of Kaduna

Emily eating sugar cane in Kaduna

YWAM-Kaduna students and staff

YWAM-Kaduna

YWAM-Kaduna

Hannah holding Elijah Nigeria style

ECWA Church service in Kaduna

Children at school between Kaduna and Abuja. They saw us in the bus and ran out to greet us.

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New Year 2008 celebration in Uzomah's village in Imo State, Nigeria

The Kitchen in the village

The Dining Room where we ate most of our meals

The roof of a nearby house under construction

The roof of a nearby house under construction

A woman making hair nets

walking through the village

Nigerian Pumpkins

The children standing in front of bamboo

This is the center of the village where the community gathers for market day and other special meetings

Every New Year, the villages gather for a celebration. All of the Traditional Rulers (Chiefs) are recognized. Every year, they choose a different village to hold the celebration.

Man climbing a palm tree

Uzomah's cousin is the traditional ruler of his village

Emily and Uzomah's wife, Veronica

This is Uzomah's compound in his village. It was originally shared by his Father, his Father's 3 brothers, and their 15 wives.

Uzomah's compound in the village

Elijah and Uzomah's son, Divine, like to play together

Uzomah's twins, Esther and Ruth, like Hannah and Jillian

Eric has fun with the kids and they have fun with him

the car we traveled in

Emily and Elijah riding a bike in the village

Emily riding a bike in the village

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Video of New Year's in the village

YouTube-Video

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Giving rice to the homeless in Aba

preparing the rice

preparing the rice

preparing the rice

relaxing afterward in air-conditioning with a bottle of soda

relaxing afterward in air-conditioning with a bottle of soda

relaxing afterward in air-conditioning with a bottle of soda

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Spring 2008 Trip to USA

Bus ride from Aba to Abuja (with A/C & toilet!)

Sleeping overnight at the Abuja airport

Aerial view of the Abuja airport

Caleb's seat in the Airplane

Eating at the Outback with Pastor Rich and Esther

Breakfast at the Erdvigs house on Long Island

Caleb and Kevin

Elijah and his good friend Andrew

Stopping for breakfast somewhere in Pennsylvania on our way out to Kansas

Stopping for breakfast somewhere in Pennsylvania on our way out to Kansas

Caleb being held by Eric's good friend Teymoor

Having fun with Aunt Michelle at the farm in Kansas

Baking cookies with Grandma June

Cindy driving the missionary van that our Church loaned to us

Getting ready for Church on Easter morning

Celebrating Easter dinner at Uncle Bruce & Aunt Michelle's farm in Kansas

Pedicures and Manicures with Aunt Michelle

Visiting Aunt Lisa

Fingerpainting

Elijah being himself

Sitting in a Model T Ford at a museum in Clyde, Kansas

Wearing soldier helmets at a museum in Clyde, Kansas

Staying the night at the Salehi's house in Chapman, Kansas

Homeschoolers in Missouri doing the Virginia Reel on a Friday night

How can you visit the US without visiting Pizza Hut? (NY'ers may disagree)

Birthday Party at the McNally's house on Long Island

Caleb's first driving lesson

Statue of Liberty

Visiting the Erdvigs again on Long Island

Visiting the Erdvigs again on Long Island

Samuel and Helen Ani had a party and fixed a feast of Nigerian food for everyone

Elijah playing with his good friend, TJ

Elijah being himself again

Have you ever checked in 18 bags at the airport while trying to manage 5 kids?

Caleb rode African style on Cindy's back through the airports

getting around the airport with five children and 10 bags

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Swimming Pool at a Hotel in Aba

The kiddie pool

the pool is near a meat market, so occasionally vultures come to watch us

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