It’s very hard for us to realize that this weekend is Thanksgiving; people just don’t celebrate it over here. We find that very sad because it’s always been a special holiday for our family. Tonight, we did have a potluck dinner which we enjoyed very much; the kids are now watching a movie projected on the side of one of our buildings.
Tomorrow we will be dormparenting in the middle school boys dorm with the same group of boys we had at ICA. While there, I’ll be setting up a computer system for them so that they can all have their own e-mail accounts in their dorm. So far, they’ve all been using the dormparents’ account. Bob is trying to think of something creative to do with 12 middle school boys on their 4-day break from school; there just aren’t as many options here as they had at ICA.
In talking with some other ICA staff who are also here in Dakar, we all agreed that if we can’t be in Bouake, there’s no place we’d rather be than here with our ICA kids and other ICA staffers. (OK, maybe this weekend I’d rather be with my family for Thanksgiving and my nephew’s wedding.) We’re thankful the Lord has provided for all of us in this way. Tonight, as you hold your special Thanksgiving services, please thank Him for what He has done and is doing for all of us here in Dakar.