There has been no electricity here for most of the week, so there hasn't been much opportunity to send emails or do any blogging. But here are some photos of our trip yesterday to visit missionaries in Sangalkam - an hour or so from Dakar. When we talked about the vision that God had given us to investigate the possibility of outreaches including tree-planting projects, they got very excited and said that some of the things we shared were a confirmation of things that God had also spoken to them about a new wave of people coming to bless Senegal in the years ahead. We enjoyed our visit with them, and we were also able to join their African students in eating the Senegalese national dish, Tiébou Dienn (pronounced cheebo-jen) which is a rice dish with fish and vegetables. Most Senegalese will serve the rice in a large dish, with the vegetables and fish in the centre. Half a dozen people will sit around and all eat from the same dish - either with their hands or with spoons. Today we'll be driving a couple of hundred kilometres further south and inland to visit more tree-planting initiatives, and will be spending the night in the town of Kaolack, only returning to Dakar on Saturday evening. If we have electricity and internet again by then, I'll try to post some more news on Saturday or Sunday.
