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Thanks to the generosity of those in our church, friends, and families; we were able to bring three duffel bags of the shoe that grows for the street children. The sandal expands out to five sizes and is designed to last up to five years.
Here is a video link from the company that designed the shoes
https://vimeo.com/107434916
I completed my 23&Me DNA kit a few weeks back. While sitting here in West Africa (Senegal) I got an email notification that my result were completed. It shows My family heritage is 70% from WEST AFRICA! In essence I have returned to provides shoes and food for my own family!!! God is so good!! I am so glad the rain has stopped, the holiday (Koritae) is over and we can get out and do the work!
After the rain yesterday, the bugs seemed to have multiplied by the thousands! Even in the restaurant, that table was crawling.... literally at some points. I ran across this snail on the way back to my room in this fancy hotel. There were dozens of them every where. Today should be an experience as we head out to the villages and more rural areas...
On one of the twin hills in the Mamelles district of Dakar, Senegal, stands a mighty—and mightily confusing—monument.
At 160 feet tall, the bronze African Renaissance Monument is over one-and-a-half times the height of the Statue of Liberty. It depicts a man with a bare, ripped torso holding an infant aloft in one arm and guiding a woman with the other. The infant points ahead to indicate theRead more
We had to wait a few minutes for my new cousin Kebe to arrive to pick us up for the hour ride to MBour to surprise Elhadj's family.
It took about an hour to make the drive to MBour. These are still photos. I have some video clips posted as individual footprints too!
The Korita celebration in Senegal is a family gather to end Ramadan. CHildren visit their neighbor and receive candy, money and or food.
This was the first stop at the shelter built about three years ago... There were about 40 children at this first stop
Visited the Capital City specifically to go to the House of Slaves AKA The Door of No Return.
You might also know this place by the following names:
Republic of Senegal, Senegal, ሴኔጋል, سنغال, Seneqal, Сенегал, Senegali, সেনেগাল, སེ་ནི་གྷལ།, Sénégal, Senegal nutome, Σενεγάλη, Senegalo, سنگال, Senegaal, Sènègal, An tSeineagáil, Seanagal, સેનેગલ, Sinigal, סנגל, सेनेगल, Szenegál, Սենեգալ, セネガル共和国, სენეგალი, សេនេហ្កាល់, ಸೆನೆಗಲ್, 세네갈, سینیگال, Senegalia, Senegaalo, Senegalɛ, ຊິນີກັນ, Senegalas, Senegale, Senegāla, സെനഗല്, ဆီနီဂေါ, सेनेगाल, ସେନେଗାଲ୍, Senegäle, Sinigaal, செனெகல், సెనెగల్, ประเทศเซเนกัล, Senikalo, سېنېگال, سینیگل, Xê-nê-gan (Senegal), Senegalän, Orílẹ́ède Sẹnẹga, 塞内加尔, i-Senegal
