Yesterday, I was able to meet with Pam Morris, the SIL linguist who is assigned to the Bissa Barka project and orchestrating all the practical details of the workshop, to discuss what still needed to be done. She took care of the final shopping errands, so now things are in place for the transition to the town of Garango, where the workshop will be held.
The mealtimes on Saturday were spent in the company of good Burkinabè friends. For the noon meal, I was invited to the home of Zakaria and Fatou Soré, where I was served an excellent rice dish. It was good to see these dear friends again whom God brought into our lives so many years ago. Their two girls, ages 6 and 4, are growing (surprise!), so it was good to update my mental image of them (photo below).
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For the evening meal, I invited Jacques Malo, the coordinator for the Puguli translation project which we began in 1996, out to eat with me at a local restaurant. It was good to catch up on what has been happening in his life, the life of his family, and the Puguli project. Times have been tough economically, but he, his family, and the language team have remained faithful to their respective callings.
Today (Sunday), I saw a number of people at church that I knew from when we lived here, and it was great to be able to greet them again and transmit Anita's greetings to them as well. I was invited for lunch to the home of some of our SIL colleagues and friends—good food and great fellowship, but the time was too short. In the afternoon, I was able to connect (in a limited sort of way) with Anita via Skype. The connection wasn't very good, so we got about 15 minutes of dialogue accomplished in half an hour. Otherwise, it's been a day of rest—good preparation for tomorrow and the coming week.
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