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I am now the new owner of motorized transportation for the first time in my life! Here is my “moto,” which is the word here to refer to any kind of motorcycle, scooter, moped, etc. Mine happens to be a blue one. For you guys, it’s a Yamaha Crypton 07C. For you local people, it’s […]

Do you know what this fruit is? I had never noticed it before yesterday when my host mom gave me two of them. I got home and Sophie, one of my good friends, showed me how to eat it. You cut off the top, then there are three holes in it, out of which you […]

That’s right, I finally had my official harp debut among my Burkinabé friends and neighbors! Two friends and I sang “You are My All in All” at church on Sunday (in English), accompanied by the harp. It was a big hit. It was a little nerve-wracking for me, though, to have to sing with a […]

On Sunday, November 3rd, there was a solar eclipse! Most of you in the US probably didn’t get to see it, but I thoroughly enjoyed my first solar eclipse. Many people here were afraid, though, and some even decided to lock themselves in the house for the day. On the TV it had said that […]

I learned a great word in Jula today, and I’m sure you’ll agree. The word is “ciden.” Here, kids are often sent to go buy or get something. For example, “Joceba, here’s 20 cents. Run next door to the Mom and Pop shop and buy some soap so I can wash my clothes.” The word […]

It’s been a while since I’ve shared what I’m learning in Jula with you, so here is a new fun word – tigi. “Tigi” could be translated as “possessor of.” So someone with tomatoes can be called “tomati tigi.” Someone with maps (“carti” in Jula) is “carti tigi.” If someone is walking down the street […]

Today I went to a ceremony with my Jula teacher instead of having regular class. I knew we were going somewhere, but it wasn’t until we were most of the way there that I learned where we were going. It was the inauguration of a new meeting building, where ladies groups (and other groups) can […]

It’s back to school time here in My Country. And you know that that means it’s school supply buying time, too. For the kids here who are sponsored through Compassion International, today was school supply day. Their parents came and picked up a backpack full of their needed school supplies for each sponsored child. (Sorry […]

God is good. We made it back and forth to another country safely, and now I’ve even made it back to My Country. Let me share with you a little bit about our PGA (People Group Assessment) trip. The pictures are in the next blog post. A few of the main goals of this PGA […]

Here are a few pictures from our recent PGA trip. Enjoy! =img1= Here we are meeting with one of the village elders Friday morning. He helped us understand a lot about the situation in that village. =img2= Here I am working on getting a word list on Friday afternoon. It takes a long time to […]