In place of the crowd, cameras, and rescue efforts, was a lone soldier directing the light traffic near the reconstruction site of Nukai Bridge, this Saturday in Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria. The serene setting was in marked contrast to the sights and sounds of a day better forgotten. Months earlier, the same bridge had suddenly collapsed, sweeping away many precious lives.

?I will open? fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.? ? Isaiah 41: 18 (KJV)

There is a future beyond the pains.
Let the Son shine in your heart daily.

By, Nosa Owens-Ibie,
Monday, August 07, 2006.

Emailed Thursday, November 2, 2006 (by Itohan)