It is always important to celebrate the little successes on a long journey. Today was a success worth celebrating for us. We are now settled in enough to our life and home that we have begun diving into culture with our host family. Today was one step on this journey as we learned how to prepare and serve a Senegalese meal. We began preparing our meal at 9am and finally ate at 2pm, followed by socializing and tea. We then ended the day with our language session. After all this we were exhausted, but also felt like we had a lot to celebrate.









Thank you God for little steps of progress!
This is huge success! There are different language skills for hanging out all day in the kitchen – way to talk & cook & learn all day. The meal was a success, your kids thrived and enjoyed the process, and you made a huge milestone. So happy for you!
Your skirt is beautiful. (I wondered where that was.)
Thank you for sharing your journey with us. I am blessed reading how God is daily showing himself to you and your family.
Debra
Hey guys,
It was great to catch up with you all on your blog. Looks great! So good to see you all in Africa! Love, Jackie
What fun! This is really exciting! Food is always a universal language & great way to get into the culture w the socializing that goes w eating.
It looks wonderful and tasty!
Go you!! Now you can come and cook for me!
Tres bien, mes amis!
Dieu est votre force!
I thought I’d encourage you with a bit of my beginning French!
Thank you for sharing a bit of God’s goodness with us today!
Carolyn
This update was great to hear! So exciting to hear that God is bringing you guys along bit by bit and helping you get connected and adjusted there.
God bless,
Amanda
(p.s I send a huge hug to the boys)