Sabbath

Carol writes:

Friday was a day of rest for me--after being awake for over 36 hours in transit I went to bed at 10pm last night and stayed in bed until 8am. The plan was originally for me to teach beading to Christine and the sewing instructors today while the Wellness team went on a medical "consultation". But TIA (This Is Africa) so first Kittie decided to stay home with us, then Christine decided to go away so I delayed the lesson to next week, then we convinced Jean to go on the consultation to see what it was like, then the van broke down so Jean stayed home, then the van was fixed by noon so Dr. Bashir came to pick up Jean and off they went. I'll let her tell her story tomorrow (it's 10pm and they're still not back.) Meanwhile Pastor Paul went to the church and Kittie and I solved the problems of the world together, then went to the beach and sat under the cabana in the wind and froze. We came back "home" at about 5pm and rested and read until Paul returned. After another hour of solving the problems of the Senegal mission we went out to dinner (I have to admire Paul for being willing to drive here. I think it's a crazy madhouse, but he says he does it in self-preservation, for the independence and to reduce the time he spends with Pastor Bleck driving!) When we returned Jean still wasn't back so we're waiting up to see the shell-shocked look on her face when she returns from the village and to help her start to process all that she has experienced today. Kittie and I will be getting up at 5am to pick up the rest of the team at the airport and see to what extent they need decompression after their travels. Together we will plan our weekend activities prior to starting our CHW training program Sunday evening.

-- Tom