different ministry

much of life in senegal is undescribable, so why dont yall hop on the next flight over and come see what i am talking about. i love it here and we always need more servants!

last night i felt horrible because i got lisa and i into a very sticky situation...i take full blame for it. praise the Lord that it was taken care of and basically erased by this morning, except in our memories...it could have been bad.

today lisa and i took a taxi across town to go see my Senegalese mother at work. we went with my best friend/sister and her 3 month old baby. she works at a fish market, cleaning and selling fish....if you know Lisa, she does not like fish!!! (go to her site for her entry on this and last night...probably more interesting than my description. http://lisadmann.blogspot.com) in the end it was fun, but disgusting! i love fish , but this was...beyond gross! the mother was absolutely thrilled that we made time in our day to go and visit her at work. and i believe we brought her more business than usual because everyone wanted to see why the two white girls were in the fish market and who they were with. she was very proud to say we were with her! ministry here is different! its all for His Glory!!!!

saturday i spent the afternoon at a friends house learning how to cook ceebu jenn-fish and rice-the meal eaten everyday. it takes over five hours to fully prepare, from going to the market, cooking, then eating. it was fun and makes me more appreciative of eating ceebu jenn in homes now...it is hard work. and the women are so under appreciated by the men in this culture. on saturday i also got to go to the talibae house for a little bit to see the guys from last year. i only got to see two of them (but one of those is my fav, shh dont tell that i have a favorite). we made plans to return the week after this one.

so lisa really is getting wolof down pat. but i do have to pick on her once more. as you know you have to bargain for the taxis here in senegal, well she is great at haggling for prices with the drivers. on the way home saturday night, she tried to reduce the price to 800 franc, but instead said 8 franc! erin and i, along with the taxi driver cracked up! definitely had to be there!