Toh and Other Updates

January 14, 2009

Last night we got to taste, toh, the staple food of Mahadaga. One of the local women, who has prepared a couple of our other meals, made it. It looked almost like purple playdough. We ate it along with a vegetable sauce. It was good to try, but it wasn't our favorite.

Today we continued working on our projects. Dave repaired an electric trike. Jackie and Dr. Witt went on a home visit. At one home, they saw two girls walking, who, just weeks ago, were unable to. Katie P, Dr. Hare, and Daniel completed 3 more family surveys; they have now talked to families from the two main ethnic groups here. Bethany helped Katie P. with her project by asking some children at the Handicap Center about their experiences at school.

Bethany also helped Anita, Katie O., and I at the library at the Handicap Center by translating what the librarian, Louise, said. We learned how the library is used and organized. Anita, Katie O., and I also filmed Adjima, one of the teachers at the school, doing the sign language for our book. He was great - so enthusiastic!

We had devotions at the top of the cliffs today. Bekah played guitar for us while we sang, and we practiced a song we'll be singing at church on Sunday.

Aimee