This morning we went to the leather store and bought items such as a wallet, belt and a leather picture. It was pleasurable browsing as the store was air conditioned. Then we went to an outdoor market to buy African drums in an area of the city we hadn't been before. On the way I noticed all the roads were paved, and it was much more lush and green with many trees. The reason for the landscape change was because we were in the part of town where most embassies are located. In the area where we are staying, only the main roads are paved and the secondary roads are red dirt and dust. By the way, the red dust is everywhere, on your shoes, on your clothes, on the floors and tables and in every corner.
We don't have many pictures of this morning's adventures as we had to be careful where we took pictures because some people in some situations are sensitive to pictures being taken without their approval.
The outdoor market was about two blocks long on one side of the street. They had items much the same as the artisan market, but the vendors were much more aggressive. We did find we were able to bargain better prices, and they have some of the best African drums.
In the afternoon we went to a women's bible study, and the men each did their own thing. The bible study was held at Kasha's home. Her husband is a pilot for the Burkina Government, and they have a lovely home with a pool - including air conditioning. We had musicians there so were able to enjoy a live worship session. The study was on DVD by Beth Moore on the book of Daniel. We studied the portion where Daniel was thrown into the lion's den. Her message was very good and applied the story to our current lives.
No we are not starving because of strange African foods. We had BBQ filet mignon kabobs at Dave and Marianne's, and then watched a Christian comedy act on DVD.
This is a picture of a shop along the highway that we passed every day on the way to the Fulani Bible School at Gampela.
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| Shop in the middle of nowhere |
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