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Making music

June 4, 2013

Here are some traditional music instruments of My Country. The one in the middle that looks like a glockenspiel (yes, I remember that from elementary school music classes, and I can’t think of other names for it right now) is called a balafone. The traditional music sounds rather repetitive to me, so I prefer the […]

What’s in a name?

June 4, 2013

What do you think of this river? Most of you probably think that it should be called a brook or a creek or something else smaller than “river.” But here it is definitely a river. And do you know what? The entire region is named after this river! I guess it’s a big deal that […]

blacksmith

June 4, 2013

Have you ever been to a blacksmith shop? I’ve only seen the ones in Old World Wisconsin, a place where you can see what life was like a long time ago in Wisconsin. But this is what a real blacksmith shop looks like today in My Country. The little boy is working the bellows. Those […]

Part 2

May 29, 2013

A few of you have already said that you wanted to see the back of my “new do,” so here you go. It’s not the best picture, but you asked for it. . . . 🙂

My new do

May 28, 2013

A week and a half ago I got a new hairdo. Even though I’m in the process of undoing it right now, I thought you may want to see some pictures from the adventure. A friend from church who is a hair stylist did it. It took her about 3 hours, but by the time […]

Two weddings

May 13, 2013

I’ve been to (at least part of) two wedding celebrations here in My Country so far. I’d love to share lots about each of them with you, but that would take way too much typing for me and way too much reading for you. So let me just share briefly. Wedding 1 – Christian wedding […]

What are you wearing?

May 13, 2013

I bought this necklace while I was in another West African country and wore it for the first time a week ago. But I was surprised to find out that here it wasn’t seen as a necklace. I had two different people question me about it, thinking that it was something else. This “something else” […]

I have wheels!

May 13, 2013

On Saturday I bought a bike! Now I am able to get around more easily on my own. It’s exciting to have my own set of wheels after 3 ½ months of relying on other people, walking, and taking taxis. 🙂 My first Jula teacher and another guy from his church were very gracious and […]

Dakar

April 24, 2013

These last three weeks I have been in Dakar, Senegal. Here I have been having orientation, having meeting with NTM leadership, perusing important books in the NTM and Wycliffe libraries, spending time with Senegalese believers, buying gifts for my friends in My Country, studying Jula, meeting other missionaries, and getting some time to rest. It […]

Dear Mr. Pole Vaulter

April 5, 2013

When I was in high school I often played the school harp in the hallway after school. People regularly stopped to talk to me. I remember that one day someone stopped to talk to me and asked about if it was difficult to transport a harp. I told him that yes, it was hard. But […]