Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006
Subject: The Trumble Travels - West Africa II 4-6 Sep 2006
Greetings from Burkina Faso.
On Monday, 4 September, we spent our first day in the office on this trip. We joined the office for devotions and I had the opportunity to share with our Compassion colleagues. Each day of the workweek the staff meets for chapel, group devotions, or a prayer time. These folks can sure sing and pray…pretty neat.
Pizza was brought in for lunch and we joined the office staff. The pizza was good. The crust is very thin and at least some of the pizzas had a fried egg in the middle of the pizza…certainly not typical for pizza in Colorado but not really a bad idea. One lesson that is good to keep in mind if you ever happen to be eating a pizza from Burkina Faso that has black olives on it: Watch out for olives containing pits…you do not want to chomp down and break a tooth! (I did not break a tooth, by the way). I drank a Power Malt, a (non-alcoholic) drink imported from Denmark. It was not my favorite.
On Monday evening, we had the pleasure of gathering at Jonas’ (Compassion’s country director) home for a nice dinner that his wife had prepared.
On the evening of Wednesday, 6 September, Payton and I\nwalked to a restaurant that is near our hotel. Across the street a group\nof men gathered in an outdoor area where a large television screen showed France beat Italy 3-1 in a rematch of the World\nCup Championship game. We had pasta. It was nice. A fly\ndecided to take a swim in my drink. I fished it out with a knife, it\ndidn’t drink much so that was good.
There are lots of dirt roads, even within the city. Jonas’ house is on a dirt road and so is Compassion’s office.
On the evening of Wednesday, 6 September, Payton and I walked to a restaurant that is near our hotel. Across the street a group of men gathered in an outdoor area where a large television screen showed France beat Italy 3-1 in a rematch of the World Cup Championship game. We had pasta. It was nice. A fly decided to take a swim in my drink. I fished it out with a knife, it didn’t drink much so that was good.
Pizza with Egg
Power Malt
This is how we washed our hands at Jonas’ house
Jonas’ wife, the food, and Dan
In spite of the fan, it was a bit on the warm side for me
Outside of a restaurant we ate at on Tuesday. Payton is walking with Sabine, Burkina Faso’s auditor. The young lady dressed in black looking over her shoulder is Ida, Burkina Faso’s Finance Specialist.
A man begging alongside the road
The road on which Compassion’s office is located
Sabine, dressed in Nigerian garb, standing outside at Compassion’s office
A couple of ladies about to leave for home at the end of the workday.
No comments:
Post a Comment