Digging Deeper
Our well has become too dirty to use. We are having it enlarged and lining the sides with concrete rings to make it cleaner. We also hope to install an electric well pump. Here are some [...]
Amelie and Annika’s World
Amelie (right) and Annika (left) showing off their “hair pretties” Twin babies seeing twin sheep Amelie and Annika looking into the room where the Fulbe believers meet Looking over [...]
A Little Fishy
So many of you were encouraged to visit us from reading our bug blog and downloading the subsequent free art print that our schedule is filled for the next two years with visiting short term [...]
Live Like An International Worker and Save
Take a shower every two to four days Learn to take a shower with less than a liter of water Flush the toilet every third use Use a wash and rinse tub for doing dishes: do not leave the water [...]
A Thief in The Night
About midnight on Monday Mr. B, our guard heard rustling at the gate. He went out to find a young man trying to climb over our wall. He chased the guy off and went to his room, leaving the light [...]
Humble Beginnings
Of course it started raining. What I didn’t expect was for people to start arriving ten minutes early. That is not typical African behavior. One by one they entered the gate, wiped their feet on [...]