a week in the village

We leave in the morning for a week in the village. Our group of 13 will be split up between three villages, actually. And one week in these villages is eight days long- this means market takes place every eight days. In the morning we will load up our bags in taxis which will take us to the bus station. At the bus station we'll buy our tickets, load our bags, and head off on a 6-7 hour bus ride from Yaounde to the north. There are no restrooms on board the bus and there is one stop about halfway through the trip to buy lunch and go to the bathroom. The stop is supposedly ten minutes long, but usually ends up being about half an hour. When we arrive in the town of Bamenda, we will be met by the missionaries who are hosting us. They will drive us to our respective villages that night. We will stay part of the time with the missionaries in their homes and part of the time (two nights) in a Cameroonian home. The weather is much cooler in the northwest than here in Younde, so I'm packing a sweatshirt and a blanket. I'll post again when I return from the village! Have you been hearing any news about Chad? If not, you should research it a little bit. All SIL missionaries have evacuated from the country and the majority of them have come here to Yaounde. A lot of those are staying on the same compound where we've been for the past month. Many Chadians are also fleeing across the Chad/Cameroon border seeking refuge in the northern part of Cameroon. No pictures in this post, but hopefully I'll have some good ones when I return from the village. We would appreciate prayers for safe travel and health while we're away. Thanks!