I will soon be taking off on my last research trip. With all the great times that I have had on some of my other trips; it’s hard to say that I’ve saved the best for last. But on paper this looks like it will be a fun one. I will be going to the country to the south, Guinea Bissau. Guinea Bissau is a country of 1.6 million people and it’s said that 30% are Fulakunda. If you want to know more about Guinea Bissau, Google it!
What makes this trip so much more exciting than my other jobs is the amount of research I will try to get in the small time I will be there. I originally planned to spend several months doing the research in Guinea Bissau, but because various different reasons, I’m now going to try to get the most information I can in one trip! I believe I will spend around 15-20 days making this trip, but it could be more or it could be less.
After I come back from this trip, things will change greatly, I will trying to close doors, hand things off, and will be getting myself prepared for another big move. But now I want to focus on my job at hand, which is my trip to Guinea Bissau. Please pray that God will open doors to allow me to share and also he will continue to protect and guide just as he has done on all my previous trips.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
I'm Back!!!
I spent two weeks back in Kolda, and then spent 2 weeks with my father. I think it might have been one of the funniest months of my life. When planning for the team from Arkansas we thought that it would be a very difficult time because of Ramadan and a few other factors. But I am glad to say that I was wrong!!!! The 5 guys from Arkansas came and did a fantastic job. I spent a lot of my time just acting as a translator for the 5 or 6 trips to villages that we went on. We presented the gospel a good 2 or 3 times a day! There's nothing greater than the feeling of sharing the news of Jesus with someone who has never heard before!
The night the Arkansas team flew back to America, my father came here to Senegal!!! We spent the 2 weeks he was here just having a blast. We went to 2 different animal parks, a beautiful 300 ft waterfall, we went scuba diving, and went to Goree Island. That was also a blast and below you will see some of the great sights that we saw.
Now that I’m back in Kedougou, I’m looking at my maps and looking at my calendar. In the 2 months that I have left, I have 2 trips left to finish out the leg work of my research. Also in the country to the south, Guinea, there has been a lot of turmoil going on and there have been over 150 deaths. If you want to know more information I’m sure BBC or CNN will have plenty of info. Please pray for the country of Guinea.
The night the Arkansas team flew back to America, my father came here to Senegal!!! We spent the 2 weeks he was here just having a blast. We went to 2 different animal parks, a beautiful 300 ft waterfall, we went scuba diving, and went to Goree Island. That was also a blast and below you will see some of the great sights that we saw.
Now that I’m back in Kedougou, I’m looking at my maps and looking at my calendar. In the 2 months that I have left, I have 2 trips left to finish out the leg work of my research. Also in the country to the south, Guinea, there has been a lot of turmoil going on and there have been over 150 deaths. If you want to know more information I’m sure BBC or CNN will have plenty of info. Please pray for the country of Guinea.
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