{"id":421,"date":"2013-04-24T07:52:15","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T12:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/?p=421"},"modified":"2026-07-29T20:20:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T01:20:00","slug":"dakar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/2013\/04\/24\/dakar\/","title":{"rendered":"Dakar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These last three weeks I have been in Dakar, Senegal.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 It has been a wonderful 3 weeks but now I&#8217;m looking forward to returning to my friends in My Country later this week.\u00a0 Here a few picture highlights of my time here:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_427\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-427\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_14191.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-427\" title=\"church\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_14191-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_14191-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_14191.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here is one of the churches I attended while in Senegal. The Body of Christ is alive and active here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-438\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1645.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-438 \" title=\"birds\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1645-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"Wild birds\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1645-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1645.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At a park in Dakar we found all of these wild birds. The picture isn&#8217;t the best, but the big ones are pelicans. The little ones are egrets and several other species. This was definitely a highlight of my time in Dakar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-437\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1638.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-437\" title=\"Friends\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1638-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"a new friend\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1638-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1638.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I met lots of new people here. Here is one of my new friends, Jen. We had a blast together!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-434\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1512.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-434\" title=\"IMG_1512\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1512-300x143.jpg\" alt=\"NTM\" width=\"300\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1512-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1512.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I got to meet many more people who work with NTM. Here are a bunch of NTM ladies enjoying lunch together. How nice!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-436\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1577.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-436\" title=\"ocean\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1577-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"the ocean\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1577-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1577.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I got to enjoy the ocean! I had to make sure to take a picture for my friends in My Country.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-433\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1507.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-433\" title=\"Wycliffe\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1507-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Wycliffe\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1507-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1507.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another highlight was visiting the Wycliffe missionaries here in Dakar. It&#8217;s great when missionaries can work together.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-431\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_14761.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-431\" title=\"ice cream\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_14761-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"ice cream\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_14761-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_14761.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some parts of Dakar are much more like the US than I&#8217;m used to in My Country. I&#8217;ve gotten to eat pizza, ice cream, and hamburgers!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-428\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_14231.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-428\" title=\"Look what God is doing\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_14231-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_14231-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_14231.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I got to hear what God is doing among the Konyagi people as well as spend time with the missionaries who work there. One afternoon I also babysat their kids so that the parents could have meetings with leadership.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_424\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-424\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1441.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-424\" title=\"car rapide\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1441-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1441-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1441-1024x756.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1441-500x369.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is a car rapide, one of the forms of public transportation here in Dakar. I love how colorful they are!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_426\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-426\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1414.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-426\" title=\"language learning\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1414-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1414-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/susie-l\/files\/2013\/04\/IMG_1414.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here is a class of students learning French, using the same method I&#8217;m using to learn Jula. It was helpful to sit in on their class a few days since they are a few weeks ahead of me. 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