We've been here for 5 days already and we're all doing well so far. The temperature isn't too hot but the humidity is the real killer. Life in Benin is a much slower pace.
We spent 2 days on the road to get to Pede. The roads here are brutal, with pot holes that can be 1 lane wide and 3 car lengths long. The benefit of roads like this is you won't fall asleep while driving.
In terms of mission work, we have delivered medical equipment and an eletrical engineer (both from New Brunswick) to the SIM hospital in Bembereke. Yesterday we changed out the old batteries that are being used to store power from the solar panels qt the SIM field station in Bembereke.
The Beninese people are really friendly folks. We get stared at a lot but when you wave back, and say bonjour, people smile and wave back. Mon francais est ameliorer maintenant. Je peux acheter de fabriques et nourriture. We arrived in Pede at night and some men from the local church purposely came by to help us unload. There are no street lights or sidewalks here so it was a special trip for them to come by and help us out.
There are not too many christians in the area. The majority of the people out here are Muslims and animists. The local church is small and one of the projects that the misionaries are working on is to translate the Bible into the Mekole language so they can read it in their native language.
This morning we went to the market to buy some giant clay pots so we can begin the water filtration project. The filters are for the townsfolk, regardless of their religious affiliation. The filters will be used in the missionaries' village ministry.
Okay Its almost ti,e to go. This french keyboard is giving me a hard time. Cedric is posting our prayer requests so please continue to pray for us.
I'll post an update later.
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