At JFK in New York, the 5 members of the team met together and began to get to know one another. Bill Poortvliet, a missionary working at NTM Homes accompanied me. We worked in Senegal together for many years and looked forward to this time together.
My daughter Kathy Carenza and her son Travis were also accompanying me. Finally, two friends from Missouri were there, Jr. Van Dorn and Don Clark. We waited anxiously for the plane to take off; everybody just wanted to be there.
When we arrived in Dakar, those who’d never been to Senegal were just awestruck. It was like nothing they’d ever seen before.
We went out to the village where Earl and Krystal work. My grandkids were just thrilled. They’d waited and waited for Aunt Kathy and Travis to get there. We accomplished 180 man hours of work, fixing the roof, an office and several other jobs.
We also had some “fun time.” We went to Gore Island and to an animal park where we saw many animals native to Senegal. There were camels, elephants, water buffalo, wild boar and monkeys. No lions though, I guess they would eat the other animals.
We had a wonderful time and accomplished approximately three months of work for the missionaries. Would you be interested in taking a trip? There are more places to go and more projects to be done. Contact me if you’re interested.
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