Yes, we are here

I'm sure you all have been anxious about why there has not been any word from us yet.  Well I only got smarter than the internet yesterday, and after an exhausting day and me not feeling well I went to bed early.  So  gonna try to catch up today (Wednesday morning).

We made it to Dakar EARLY on Sunday morning.  The 8 hour flight uneventful, but with still many hours ahead.  

(My disclaimer...I'm am using my phone and I cannot adjust picture sizes.  So if they are rediculously large or small, I will correct them later)

So after our flight we hit the road.   Normally you would travel straight south through Gambia to southern Senegal and use a ferry in Gambia to cross the river, but the ferry was not open and our only choice was to take a 12 hour van ride around the country of Gambia.  We made it about 2/3 the way and decided to call it a night.  We pulled into the hotel, which was very festive decked out in Christmas lights and a Christmas tree, found our rooms, had a delicious traditional Senegalese dinner of chicken and rice, then hit the hay.  Rise and shine with the sun,  we hit the road again.  Five hours, three squatty potties, a Malta, Tevo trying to not to get sick in the back seat, cows in the road, and a long list if "things you only see in Africa", we made it to the clinic.

The clinic is a new building that was build by the friends of the Open Doors Foundation.  This is the first year it will be used, twice as big, and NICE!!  Soooo excited!  

We immediately unpacked and set up for the next morning.  

And of coarse it didn't take long to make new friends!  Terry was especially popular with his iPhone!  He got a quick lesson about personal space in Africa!

Alexa with some of the kids helping us settle in.

This is Jane, our Pharmacist and her friend .

With the clinic all ready for the next morning we headed to the church for dinner.  If any of you remember from Brian's last trip to Senegal, tradition is that we eat common bowl style.  So our 40ish member team (16 Americans and 25 locals) split into 5 groups, took off our shoes, criss crossed apple sauced on the floor, grabbed a spoon, and dug in. 

It was so yummy!  Elizabeth (Pastor Ngor's wife) is a fantastic cook.  We are not going to starve this week!  Dinner, devotion, prayers, and exhausted, we loaded up and drove across town and called it a day.  

Ok, so that is good for now.  We need to get to work.  Will update on the clinics status later.  

Glad you all have finally gotten to hear from me ☺️☺️!

Hope it is going well back home.  My kids sound like they are not ready for us to come home so I guess we'll keep working! 

Love you all, keep praying!  There is wonderful things happening here!  God is Good!!

-al