Day 4 (June 18) - Samorogouan to Bobo

After a surprisingly cool night, we woke up with the roosters and donkeys around 6AM. We finished painting and finished the hanger on the front of the house until about 2PM. We had lunch at Samson's house. He is a policeman and one of the believers in Samorogouan. We were served rice and sauce (soon to become all too familiar to us). The sauce had goat meat in it (Carl and Jay saw it butchered). It wasn't bad. We greeted the school director, thanking him for allowing us to stay there. Greeting is a big deal in Burkinabe culture. Everyone shakes everyone else's hand when you come and when you leave. It shows respect and honor. We greeted the former owner of the land on which the church was built. He was very glad to visit with us. We gave two soccer balls (one for the church and one for the village) and they loved them. The believers gave to us as a gift a sheep (we named him "Yum Yum"). This gift is worth almost a month's wages. It is humbling to receive such a big gift from those who have so little. We tied him on the trailer and headed back to Bobo - all ready for a shower, but feeling glad to have been able to serve them. The people are all so gracious and hospitable. On the way home, we bought 10 mangoes for about 20 cents. We were glad to get back to the guest house and clean up. Some were feeling the effects of the rice and sauce (aka diarrhea). But, everyone maintained a great attitude. We have an awesome team. We thank God for being able to visit and serve in our "adopted" village.

Look at that pot of rice! We hardly made a dent in it.
The Burkinabe people are so generous for having so little.

Yum Yum!

Roadside mango buying.