Thursday January 2

Thursday
February 2
I awoke to the sounds of roosters and donkeys this morning. Soon after the Masque started the first call to worship, that also seemed to be the cue to start work for the day. Women started pounding millet and others started running the peanut sorter, a large barrel like machine that you spin by a crank to separate the cracked peanuts from their shells.

I was quite glad I brought the little fleece sleeping bag liner, it wasn't very cold but just cool enough to want a blanket. I slept surprisingly well, despite waking up to find that one or the other of my arms was still asleep several times, the joys of sleeping on the ground. I think Lynn had a harder night.

Once we were all up, we packed the men's tents into ours and went on a tour/prayer walk around Diagle. We got a chance to pray for a few families and shake lots of hands. Doug, your namesake asked after you! After our walk, we were served coffee and round two of the peanut and fish dish, Todd and I took one for the team here because Lynn was not feeling great and Jeff didn't want to test his stomach. Once Babacar arrived with the van with David and Charlotte, we packed up the rest of our stuff to head back to Kaffrine.

Please continue to pray for all of us and our health, Lynn is not feeling well today and I know Todd's allergies were bothering him earlier. It's important to remember that we are subject to more spiritual warfare here. After I got a chance to tell a Bible story, I felt poorly and had the bad night of sleep, Lynn has been doing a lot of translating, even trying to connect with the children who speak some French and now she isn't feeling great. Jeff I think is going to be our Wolof speaker, he has been really picking up on the greetings and other words, and Todd has been an amazing leader. It's important to remember that we are more susceptible to attack when we are doing great things for the Lord.