Today, Charlie, Jean, and Kate were invited by John, one of the SIM missionaries, to go to a short term Bible school with him to help teach students how to read and write their language. Sending two mechanical engineers and an accountant to help teach these students to read and write Fulfulde did not seem to be quite the norm for any of us, but after being assured we would be able to quickly learn and then teach, we hopped into a taxi and set off to our teaching adventure.We enjoyed the opportunity to be a part of this outreach and to see a different part of Ouagadougou. On the way home, we had quite the cultural experience with the Burkina traffic in the taxi. The remaining crew of the Engineering group Dr. Fish, Kevin, Dave, Charlie, Kate, and Jean will be heading out to Mahadaga tomorrow for the next two weeks.
Along with an exciting day for the Engineering group, the Computer and Education students, along with Scott, Angela, and Doug headed out to Banfora, part of western Burkina Faso. After a five hour drive to Bobo, we had a short time between the next bus to Banfora, where we browsed the local African markets making some cultural purchases and met a local who will be assisting us in our stay in Banfora. We appreciate all your prayers and support and can't wait for this next part of our adventure!
Teaching & Traveling
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3 comments:
It is so great to hear about your days on this blog! It makes this big, big world not seem quite as big when I can read about your day (and see pictures too)! What an exciting adventure you are on! I am praying for all of you each day. Deb Phillippy
Wow, Can not even find Mahadaga on Google Earth. Must be really remote. Take care. Even more of a need for prayer. :-)
Matt Manieri (Kevin's Dad)
To find Mahadaga on a map, search for Diapaga. Mahadaga is about 20 miles south of Diapaga, or close to an hour's drive on bumpy dirt roads.
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