September 11, 2007
by Dave
Guineans in general are very cordial people. We are quickly building relationships with several members of the local Landuma tribe. In fact, we’ve been give new names. The Guest Home workers (Ami, Fatou, and Mariam) decided Lori’s name didn’t sound “African enough” so they renamed her “Jennaba Sampo” (Sampo being Ami’s last name, so she could have a sister!). Dave is referred to by the locals as either “David” (the French pronunciation) or “Dawuda,” (pronounced “Dow-da”), which is “David” in their native tongue. Dave has a budding friendship with a teenager named Ailiah (pronounced “I-lee-ah”), he teaches Dave French while Dave teaches him English. Dave seems to have also made a friend in a very sweet elderly man named “Uzman”, (a very common name here), a guard on the compound near the workshop. Dave frequents the workshop and Uzman has helped him with projects many times—interesting because neither one can speak the other’s language, but they’re able to communicate enough to get the job done. Dave longs to tell this kind man about Jesus one day. Other frequent visitors to our home are Abram (a believer), Labelle, and Lauren (brother/sisters). |
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