The hope of peace… Thank you for praying.  The last two days have been completely calm and it seems like a peaceful solution might have been found.   The final results are still coming and there will probably be another round of elections, but there is now the hope of peace.  We received the okay […]

Tonight before you go to bed, please say a prayer for Senegal.  As you sleep tonight people here will be voting.  The past few days have been considerably calmer, but there is still a lot of uncertainty about what will happen after the vote is complete.  The atmosphere here is tense and some people are […]

This week I realized how much I love buying bread and here is why… 1.  It gets me and usually one of the boys out of the house everyday.  2. The bread is fresh and tastes wonderful  3. Unlike other stores, they almost always have what I want  4. I don’t have to wonder if […]

We are finally at the point in our language study that we can go on outings with our language helper.  Our first outing was to Goree Island, which is one of the largest tourist attractions here in Dakar.  The island is accessible only by boat and is inhabited by about 1000 people now.  It historically served as […]

Last Monday our language helper called in sick.  With  the morning free we decided to pick up the mission van and get some errands done.  One thing I have learned is that you never know what to expect in Africa.  Here is what we survived in 3 hours out on the town. – An Attempted Pick […]

  Today we said good bye to some good freinds.  The most difficult part was watching Ethan say good bye to his closest friend here in Africa.  Sometimes it seems like good byes have plagued our life and in reality they will probably always be a part of our life.  It is hard as a […]