I am back in The Gambia after a much needed vacation and jumping back in to house repairs, school, and ministry. After two days of flying back to The Gambia, I spent the first night at our guesthouse to avoid any immediate surprises. Once my teammates and our guesthouse workers got the AC going (itContinue reading “Here I go again”
Category Archives: WAWA (West Africa Wins Again)
Charging Up
After over 2 weeks of very infrequent power, (some days only 2hrs out of 24hrs) my team said it was time to implement a backup power system. With their help, the great manager at Staples (yes, it is real Staples although Staples Africa), and his electrician I was able to get the system purchased, installed,Continue reading “Charging Up”
Addresses
I am currently at our Urban ministry center connecting with one of my teammates who works in the urban area and meeting with some of the ministry connections that she has. This AI image of street signs might be confusing, but so are directions, roads, and addresses in The Gambia. Very few roads actually haveContinue reading “Addresses”
Shift, pivot, stop and go
Life and ministry are always changing and when you live in West Africa the crazy WAWA challenges make things even more likely to change. This past weekend was supposed to be a routine grocery run where we head to the city on a Friday and return home to the village on a Monday. In theContinue reading “Shift, pivot, stop and go”
GPS
Recently, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a training for our new Community Development Ministry. This training was near the urban area and at a place I had never been before. Praise God a teammate offered to join me on day #1 so we could try to find the training center together. There areContinue reading “GPS”
Children
The Wolof word for child is “doom”. In my early language learning I was thrown when someone used the words for mango and child together. It sounded like they were saying “the child of the mango tree.” Guess what, that was what they were saying! Think about it, isn’t a fruit really the child orContinue reading “Children”
“Extra”
(picture is not from this ferry crossing, praise God it was not that busy) The last several weeks life and ministry have been “extra” which can be defined as excessive or extravagant. After a few rough weeks in the village my teammate and I were in need of a break in the city and itContinue reading ““Extra””
Foot on the Gas
The last few posts have been about looking for ministry opportunities and the guessing game of ferry travel in The Gambia. As I reflected on my recent ferry crossing which happened to be a very swift one I was reminded of the need to have my “foot on the gas” and always be ready toContinue reading “Foot on the Gas”
Helpers
While on vacation and hauling my luggage, groceries and everything else I really missed our Gambian “helpers”. As the trip progressed and all the walking started taking a toll on my body I counted down the number of times I would have to haul my heavy luggage by myself. I excitedly awaited my return andContinue reading “Helpers”
I’m Back
July is a month where much of our ministry work pauses. It is the beginning of the rains and the Gambians are busy planting and working their farms. This is a season that allows us to take a little break and some much needed vacation. After some time away from my blog and from ministryContinue reading “I’m Back”
