Highlights

After having my parents with me all the time for ten days, I feel a little lost without them tonight in my quiet apartment listening to the baahing of the neighborhood sheep. Their visit was a great opportunity for me to take a break from my work and spend time showing them all the different aspects of my life in West Africa.

Parents in Town

My dad and mom arrived Saturday night to visit me for the week, and so far we have had two days packed full of activities---attending a Seereer Bible dedication ceremony, visiting our national churches' training center, eating ceeb u jen (national dish of fish and rice), stopping in on a literacy class and learning how to pound millet. Actually, all the new sights made them forget my birthday yesterday but at least I had a couple of friends send me a Happy Birthday text message. oh well...