More Pics from the Villages

Getting an African hairdo from Pastor Dennis's wife

Learning new card games

Helping the Vigue chief's wives shell locust bean pods

Pumping water using a foot pump

Chief's wife cooking tô

Vigue children

Clapping games are universal ... but playtimes are rare because even girls this age must help with chores and take care of younger siblings -- check out the one on the right with a baby on her back

Senare girl washing dishes near a well


The Needles

How to get a mango from the top of a tree

Mangoes at the market (it's mango season and they're so cheap -- only $1-2 for a bowlful)

Special note to members of First Baptist Church, Jackson, MS:
In February two ladies from the church, Karen and Debbie, came as volunteers to work alongside Tami and David. They visited Pastor Alfonse and donated money for some new benches for his church. Here we are with the pastor and his wife, sitting on the benches in front of the church building. Thank you, FBCJ, for supporting this church in West Africa!

When Pastor Alfonse went to pick up the benches from the carpenter's shop, he brought them home on the back of his moto!