The brother and sister duo who come to Shiloh quite often called and asked for two rooms.  Since they are just here overnight, and since they have to leave before 8 a.m. Sunday, we can accommodate their request.  But this means that we will be rolling up our sleeves and working just as soon as they leave.  You see, we have three others scheduled to arrive by train from the North shortly after 10 a.m.  It's a holiday weekend and we're full up.  We've even had to turn some away.  It's always like this with a long weekend.

You're probably wondering which holiday we're talking about?  Don't worry about it.  We don't know what it's called either.  It's some Muslim holiday or another.  

I've often said that if a person wanted the maximum paid days off work, the ideal job would be to work either for the American School of Yaounde (ASOY), or for the U.S. Embassy in Yaounde.  You see, they have paid days off work for all American holidays, all Cameroonian holidays, and all Muslim holidays.  It doesn't get any crazier than that!!  

But after thinking it over, I'll stick with our ministry instead.  We're on call 24/7, 365 days per year.  We do get the rare time off, but only when another member of our team makes the sacrifice to fill in for us while we're gone.    Yeah, we do get worn out at times, and yeah, some random down time would be nice, but mostly we love what we are doing and wouldn't trade it for the world.

Just one of the many perks of this ministry is listing to the brother and sister duo who are singing their hearts out.  They always spend an hour or two in song when they first arrive, and then off and out until they leave.  What a blessing!  It's worth far more than a day off with pay.