November 17, 18 and 19
We left at 8:30 on Thursday, November 17 on our way to Fada for the annual Spiritual Life Conference. The landscape along the way was mainly forest with lots of small communities along the way with square buildings and round huts, some with shops with items for sale. There were also some larger towns on the way that were really busy with lots of people and shops on both sides of the road. We got to the conference location around noon and checked into our room. The lodging in the immediate conference area was full so we stayed about a 10 minute walk away. It was quite a nice spot with about a dozen rooms and an atrium area in the center with banana trees.
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| Busy street along the way (random town) |
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| In the hallway of our guest house |
The conference grounds are beautiful with numerous buildings for lodging and common areas. There were about 75 people attending with 26 of those being children. Each day started with breakfast at 7:30 followed by a worship session and then we took the children for the daily activities. Over the three days we played various outdoor games, sang songs and memorized verses, had interactive teaching sessions about some of the stories in the bible and did crafts such as paper plate tambourines, rings with ribbons attached for waving in the air. decorating and making various types of cards and making pencil cases. The children were very well behaved and enjoyed all the activities.
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| Braeden, Andrew and Daniel (our recruit) leading sing song |
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| Tambourines made during craft time |
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| Sewing project |
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| Conference grounds |
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| Conference grounds |
We had a treasure hunt the first night with seven challenge stations and each one of us Canadians were responsible for one of the challenges. Everyone had a great time. The other evenings we would watch movies and play card games. I also brought my haircutting tools with me and gave seven hair cuts.
On our last full day here (Saturday, November 19), I forgot my haircutting tools at our room so after breakfast Terry and I walked back to get them. It was a great experience as we were walking through the area where everyday African people lived. There were pigs, goats and chickens wandering everywhere and donkeys at many homes. Everyone we met was friendly, and I gave candy to all the kids. We were able to get a better cultural view of how they live. On the way back we met a young lady who was going to the market. She spoke a little English so we walked the rest of the way with her. It was 9 in the morning but it was hot.
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| Donkey along the way |
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| Home along the way |
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| Kids along the way (jackets with hoods?) |
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| Girl going to the market |
Tomorrow after lunch we leave for Mahadaga. We have all really enjoyed our experiences at the conference and have met many wonderful people. We are very thankful for all the relationships we have made along the way.
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