Couples Dinner in Kahinda

In July the church in Oussouye started planning a couples dinner.  "Couples" applies to me also, even though I am single.  Not sure how but it does.  There are several women in the church who's husbands are not Christians.  So the dinner is a time for everyone to hang out.  This month the dinner was in Kahinda at Gerard Sambou's house.  This was so awesome.  And so Jola!!!  We sat under the mango trees on benches and mats, enjoying the breeze and the shade.  We shared a Bible study in the shade of the trees.  Everyone contributed to the discussion.

For dinner we were served fish fried and marinated.  The fish had been caught that morning by Gerard's brother.  Rice for dinner from Gerard's rice fields.  And a chicken from his yard on top.  Finally manioc or cassava boiled and cut into chunks for dessert.  I was so full after the huge and wonderful dinner.

We walked home in the rain, dodging puddles and lightning.  Seriously an amazing night of fellowship!!!

Jesus on the Chalk Board

Matthew 9:10 Who is welcome to come and eat with Jesus? All of us of course. My mom has been bugging me to read "The End of Religion" by Bruxy Cavey for several years and I finally started it. I was just reading about the good Samaritan. There is a list at the end of the chapter of people you may honestly say or not so honestly admit that you think you are better than. I altered the list to make it more Senegalese. I said, Jesus would eat at the table with all these people. Would you?

Girls Camp 2010

Girls Camp 2010

Kids Club

This is a group picture of the kids who come almost every week to kids club.

These guys were begging to get their picture taken. They surrounded me with such force I almost couldn't take the photo.

Christine is praying with her small group during Bible study.

My friend Binta, She loves to have her picture taken

Game time at the end of the day on Wednesdays.

Jesus on the Chalk Board

Last week I had a boy show up to kids club with a shriveled hand. I asked if I could pray for his hand that Jesus would heal it. This chalk board lesson is about Jesus healing the man with the shriveled hand on the sabbath. The judgmental pharisees are looking on in anger and awe that Jesus would break their religious traditions. It's a good lesson that our traditions, habits and even religious practices should not get in the way of love and doing whatever God would ask of us.

Levi leaves his money table to follow Jesus

Another Fun Wednesday

Korite marking the end of the Ramadan Fasting

Ducks that visit daily to eat our garbage

Visit to Bourkatingou

Jesus on the Chalk Board