Steve and Casey Cretsinger Experiencing Tribal Missions in Guinea, W. Africa 
The house is getting a whole lot louder
A house with three boys in it is usually a loud one. But, believe me, a house with three boys and two African drums is MUCH louder! Micah and Malachi have been wanting drums for a very long time. For my sanity level, I was trying to hold them off as long as possible. Then came the news that their friends both had drums and were taking lessons in town. I knew the battle was lost at that point. There is just no way I could see the disappointment on their faces as they watched Corbin and Elijah get out their drums and pound away. So, we went to the wood carver and saw the drum that had already made. We asked him to make an identical one for Malachi and to get them both all “tuned” up so that they would play correctly. We told the boys that they would have to pay for the drums on their own with their allowance money. With no hesitation at all, they handed over a years worth of savings. (Side note: allowance money seems kind of silly most of the time since there isn’t anything to really spend it on) Today the boys did a little practicing for Gramma and Grampa via skype. Pretty amazing that they can see and hear them all the way in Michigan – technology is pretty awesome, huh? Ephraim is still waiting for his drum – I told him that he needs to wait until he’s six. So, I’ve got a little over a year before my wonderful boys are all pounding away.
Tags: boys, friends, host family
