Our first solo venture out into the world - Sept. 16th, 2009

Today we had our driver's licenses so we ventured out to see the world. They say that a picture is worth a thousand words & every time I blinked I could have taken another picture. But here are some. You will see what a different place we're in when you see these pictures. We only got stopped by one policeman & he wanted sugar. We think that means cookies, since some of the missionaries in the past gave them cookies. Then the other police who were in the middle of a traffic jam got mad at him for stopping us & holding up traffic. So we just went on. My prayer was answered that we not have any traffic confrontations today on our first time out alone.

This is what the entire main downtown look like. People walking everywhere. The church in the background is the nicest building in town. (You may want to click on it to enlarge it & see the details of this crazy photo.)

The mounds are termite hills. They no longer have insects in them. Trees now grow on the top of them. Some of them are over 10 feet tall!

This is a taxi. There are zillions of them. They cram about 25 people in them.


This is how they move things. Not many trucks around. Kind of like handcarts.

Notice the load. It's the common way to carry things.

Africans carry everything on their heads.

People here cook with charcoal made from wood burned out. Just a typical city street with stores on the side of the road.

These men ride their bikes 60-80k to get to market.

Wish I could really share this place with you. It's amazing! We made it through another day & even drove.

Oh, Brent also had to go to the bank & get cash for all the expenses for the mission for the month. We went out of the bank with $13,000.00 in cash! I was a nervous wreck. We'll do that every month. Crazy!!!

Love, Mom & Dad/Brent & Lorraine