Friday February 3

Friday
February 3
Last night was our last visit to Diagle for this trip. We had a long talk with the headmaster of the school, the president of the parent association and the Chief of the village, Salu, about the latrine project. Sidi and Charlotte translated, David sat in as did Modou. There will be more specific details when we get home, but it seems that the village as a whole is invested in working with us to get what they want. Pray that our relationship will continue to grow so we are all happy with the outcome and ongoing maintenance the project will require. David has agreed to help facilitate the communication with the clear understanding that he works for Fides, not us.

Dinner was more palatable,ma mixture of rice and beans with sauce. Charlotte and Fatu had a good long conversation about God. Charlotte encouraged Fatu to trust in God, it was great to watch them interact, even if I couldn't understand what they are saying!

Babacar told a couple of little stories, and Todd followed up with a couple of his own. Including a story about a cunning rabbit named Babacar. It was after 10 when we left. I remember crying when I left the village on my first trip, but I was so tired I was looking forward to falling asleep!

This morning we packed up, which is always a slower process than you think it should be. Corey met us at the mission with instruments to be taken to Fiona, and their intern, Jael, who is returning to Switzerland.

We are finally out of the car! I was trying to type this, but it was just too uncomfortable. We made a stop at the George Flattery school in Kaolak for Mark Snelling. Hopefully Go On the Mission will be sponsoring children there soon.

After 5 hours in the car we are all enjoying a cold Coke! It's much warmer in Thies this afternoon than when we were here last week, so the AC is a Grodsend.

Thanks to a wifi connection, we learned that our flights have changed. We are now leaving at 3:05am here, so we are going to miss the connection to our original flight. We are booked on another, but that means we won't be landing until 3:13pm. Pray that we don't experience more delays or hiccups.

I think we are all dreaming longingly of our beds at home. Although I am going to miss it here, I am looking forward to my familiar shower and pillow. Can you tell I want a nap? We don't have any specific plans for this afternoon, so I think I will!