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My kora – like an African harp

June 17, 2016

Look at my Christmas/birthday present! Ok, so I know it’s kind of late for both (my birthday was in March), but sometimes I’m kind of slow at getting around to things. So I saved up my birthday and Christmas money, and voilà, I have a kora! A kora is a 21-stringed instrument, and is kind […]

“Meet my husband’s girlfriend”

June 2, 2016

Yup, that’s what I heard on Sunday when I was back in a village in my people group, sitting with my friend Minata. There was another young lady there, with her one-year-old daughter, and after a while Minata asked me, “Do you know this young lady?” When I said that I didn’t, she told me, […]

Bubble gum

May 24, 2016

On Friday, I spent the day in our people group, visiting two new villages and stopping at a wedding on the way home. In many ways, the wedding reminded me of a wedding of a main world religion here in the city – dancing to the music of the balafone (like a xylophone). But there […]

Only in Burkina

May 23, 2016

Today I had a new first, and something that I don’t think would happen in many places around the world. On my way home from buying vegetables at the market, I stopped to look at some plates. There was a girl working at the little shop selling them, and she said that her mom was […]

Rain!

May 16, 2016

On Friday, I sent out an e-mail update, and one of the prayer requests was for rain so that it would cool down around here. (If you’d like to receive my updates by e-mail and don’t yet, let me know and I’ll sign you up.) You must have prayed, since on Saturday morning a good […]

Sometimes it’s nice to have a boss

May 13, 2016

Sometimes it’s nice to have a boss. Or a director, like we have here. And sometimes it’s nice to actually see them in person, even if it takes a long, hot, and tiring 14 hours to get to their house. Yes, I know what some of you are thinking – you’d love to be that […]

What’s your name?

May 3, 2016

Recently I was in a village in my people group, and they were giving me some words and expressions in their language. One of them was “What is your name?” In their language it’s something like [vujisinindele]. But when we asked how you’d respond, they said that you could respond with the phrase, “My name […]

I bet you can guess

April 25, 2016

In my last post, I said that when I got back from my vacation I’d post a few pictures and then you’d know where I went. Well, here you go! If you can’t figure it out, I think that you’ll need to go back to history class. 🙂 Yes, Jen rode on him and I […]

17 Pitchers

April 4, 2016

It is now hot season here in My Country, which means that it is regularly in the 90s in my bedroom and I don’t even know how hot outside. (I know it’s a good day when it’s down to 93 when I go to bed, and it’s a not-so-good day when I come home in […]

You’d be proud of me

April 4, 2016

Those of you who know how much I enjoy driving would be proud of me. On Wednesday, Jen and I visited a village in our people group with a name longer than Oconomowoc or Mukwonago, and I drove the whole almost-four hour round trip on my moto. Aren’t you proud of me?!? The speedometer of […]