Our Eleventh Day

January 13, 2009

Hi everyone -
Today is our eleventh day in Burkina Faso and we are really enjoying our time here! Julie, Bethany and Jeff went with some physical therapists to make home visits for families who cannot bring their children to the medical center. They saw children learn sign language and others practice standing and stretching their legs. Dave continued to work on the tricycles and he and Jeff got to play a game with some of the boys who live near the compound. Bekah and Dan continued to help Matt with the financial work, and they have created a program to develop financial statements in a short amount of time. Aimee, Katie O and Anita worked on their picture book for the library and talked with one of the teachers about video taping him talk in sign language. Dr. Witt and Jackie watched local women cook today, and they cooked an excellent stir-fry lunch. Dr. Hare and I talked with two more families with the help of our translator, Daniel, and we got to see a baby that was born yesterday. I was so neat to see people cook and work in their compounds. They were very hospitable to us, and we even got to talk with some children about their school. We have a prayer meeting tonight with the missionaries, and then it will probably be an early night so that we can be up bright and early tomorrow :)

Katie P