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02.06.2011 Family, Life in Senegal, Senegal Culture2 Comments

Mercredi!

For a while Emmaus had been complaining when I put his shoes on. One of them just didn’t seem like it went on right. After a few days of this I decided to check out the shoe and see if there was something strange. Sure enough… I look in and the whole front inside of [...]

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30.05.2011 Life in Senegal, Senegal Culture1 Comment

Bricks

One thing we see every single day is brick making. This is a huge industry in Dakar. Its hard nasty work. But it is so nice to see people working and earning a living instead of sitting around. Many people do not have jobs or a way to earn money for their families. We hope [...]

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24.05.2011 Life in Senegal, Prayer Requests, Senegal Culture3 Comments

Baptisms!

On Sunday we celebrated baptisms at our church. This was the first time we have had them since our arrival. Being baptized in a muslim country is not easy. If you have a Muslim family and support network and you switch to Christianity, you will likely be cut off from everything… housing, food, work. Life [...]

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01.08.2010 Senegal CultureNo Comments

Lutte Sénégalaise (Senegalese Wrestling)

Today is a major day in the Senegalese sports world. This afternoon there will be a wresting match between rivals Balla Bèye II and Balla Gaye II. Depending on who you talk to here, Senegalese wrestling is even more popular than soccer. Images of major wrestlers are plastered all over the place. They’re on walls [...]

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