Saturday we had another good day at the center. There are so many kids coming, Amy has split into 2 sessions, and we had 33 in the first and 18 in the second. We are so blessed that they are all so well behaved and very little problems with so many.
When we got home, my friend Daouda came by and what a surprise. He brought us good- by gifts, how sweet. We are so blessed to have met him and he is so happy when he sees us. He brought a French book by and we studied French together. He made me repeat everything in Wolof,,what a chore. He kept repeating, "You are leaving Thursday?". I said yes, and he would ask again a few minutes later. He said he is so happy to have American friend and wants to keep in touch. We asked if we could pray for him when he left and he was happy and said yes.
We went to Laura and Bryan's for supper and it was delicious. Home made lasagna, salads and dessert. It has been a joy and a learning experience to be with Bryan and Laura and Amy for these short 3 months. It is getting harder and harder to leave, but we can always come back.
Francisco and Marta, our missionary friends from the village came by to tell us good-by,,,we will miss them. Just 2 of many people who have touched our lives while we are here.
Today was our last Sunday in church. Pastor Omer preached a wonderful sermon and then to our surprise, his 4 kids had asked him if they could do a special song, in fact they did two songs. We were blessed by them both. Sweet family, and we will miss them all greatly. Pastor said it is God's will that we come back. Who knows? Then they had special prayer for us and Pastor shared how we have been an answer to some of his prayers that he has prayed for over 4 years. For those familiar with our MAPS projects, leaving a project is always teary eyed and sad,,,this is the case for us here. We have adopted a family of believers and friends while we are here,,,will miss them dearly.
Peggy had invited our barber, Blaise, to come to church with us about a month ago. He said he would come on our last Sunday. When we were in his shop, last week, he told us, (On his own), "I will see you Sunday". That made us both so happy. But during church, he texted us that it was raining and he couldn't come as he rides a motorcycle. Oh, well, we were happy with his intentions.
We started "practice" packing for our trip home. We came over with 7 suitcases, and now we are trying to get home with just five. I think we can, I think we can.
Power and water has been off more than on these past 2 days and it seems to always go off at the most inconvenient time. I am not complaining as it is a blessing to have them both,,just making a statement. Something you get used to over here and they say it is worse in Dakar. People have said they have been without water for 10 days at times in Dakar.
We have had some rain these past 2 days and it is really cool now as night comes. The rain today was a lot in a little time and streets were flooded and we found out that Senegalese people do not like the rain. Most of their homes leak and they can't sell on the streets and it just messes things up. Oh, well, the rainy season lasts 3 months so pray it is not too bad for them. I took a picture of the dry area behind the church, which is the catch basin for the run off, and now it is full.
Goodnight to all,
Ken and Peggy
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