Lisa (right) and Lori (left) on a walk around Kebemer (lisa's town) close to dusk. Due to the intense african heat (that is, intense to american weaklings such as myself) we stayed indoors or in the shade during the hottest part of the day. As you can see, we were there at the end of the rainy season so things look fairly green. Apparently in a month or so, all the grass will die and there will be fields of garbage as far as the eye can see : (
This is a picture of one of the households in a village called Djida outside of Kaffreine. We spent a few days in Djida helping with a health survey (in reality, lisa helped with the health survey and I trailed along behind--ah, language barrier).
A microenterprise at work! Last year Geoff and Esther helped Ajji set up a bread making business at his home. He has subsequently trained several of the young men in the village how to make bread as well, and they now have a fully operational business (and fresh bread in the village every day).
Geoff (missionary with SIM) and Aji. Ajji is Djida's health care worker, and Geoff and Esther are working with him to start their community health evangelism program.
Awa (Ajji's wife), Esther, Lori and Lisa (along with assorted children!).
