Wednesday, February 03, 2010
In Redding, CA for the week.
Friday, December 25, 2009
A Very Merry Christmas.
Saturday, December 05, 2009
African Foosball Table.
Thursday, December 03, 2009
All moved out....
I don't know if I have ever posted any pics of the inside of my house on this blog; but in case you were wondering, "where does he live?" or "what does a typical place look like in Ouagadougou?" - Here it is. As of this week - I am all moved out and will be staying with a fellow missionary here in town until my departure. In the mean time, I will be listening to "I'll Be Home For Christmas" by Katharine McPhee (currently free on iTunes) because for the first time in FOUR YEARS I WILL be home for the Christmas!!!!! See YOU soon.
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Counting down....?
(Taken on November 27th) This pic was taken just a few days ago; and now I find myself looking at the month of December, and like many of you out there, counting down the days until Christmas. Here in Burkina, we have an program that we simply refer to as "GAKAC" (pronounced 'gack - cack' ). It's an outreach/evangelical type program combined with - yes, you guessed - FREE GIFTS!!! Check up on following posts for more pics and hopefully even some video of the outreaches that will be happening this week and next.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Thanksgiving Day in Burkina Faso - a different perspective
(pictured above) Clustered in groups of 16, the tents provided by UNICEF provide temporary housing for just a few of the 100,000 individuals that were displaced as a result of the flooding back in September. It's Thanksgiving day here in Burkina Faso; and there is a flood of thoughts that roll through my mind this morning as I reflect on how my perception of this holiday has changed over the past decade or so. There is a part of me that wants to put all that I am thinking here on my blog; but instead I am going to post a few pics from this morning's outreach to the camp pictured above.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Snack food in Burkina.
So I was thinking about looking up a bunch of stats on peanuts in Burkin, and then I thought, "Who really wants to read about numbers related to peanuts?!?!" What you are looking at above is an entire roof top (out in a little village called Zina) covered in peanuts. They were supposed to be drying in the sun, and they were until it started to pour down rain the following day! Peanuts are a huge snack food item here. There is a certain time of year (now for instance) where peanuts are found EVERYWHERE. Just in case you were wondering though - there are no honey roasted peanuts here. (which I absolutely love!)
Anybody want a peanut????
Anybody want a peanut????
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