Wodaabe Wedding Dance

Yesterday some Woodabe friends of ours invited us to watch them do a traditional Wodaabe wedding dance. In this dance, it is the men who get all dressed up, decorate their faces and do the singing and dancing. It was an amazing experience to watch. We all sat on mats on the sand, watching as the men did their elaborate preparations and then danced. The women sat and worked on their hand sewing. We were made so welcome and enjoyed it very much!

Christmas Party!

This week we had the opportunity to share Christ and His love to the children at the orphanage we regularly visit. Together with the Sahel Academy student team, we planned a fun afternoon of games, crafts, snack, gifts and a telling of the Christmas story. For these children, it is the only Christmas party they will attend. Since 99% of Niger is muslim, Chistmas is not celebrated here very much. In anticipation of coming to Niger and working in the orphanage, Annika had chosen last year on her 9th birthday to make little gift bags for the children. Annika and Levi were able to hand those out at the Christmas party and the children were so thankful. All the students brought cookies and juice for the party, which is a real treat that the kids at the orphanage hardly ever get. Pray for these children, that they will know God's love for them and how special they are.