Today we had quite the experience going to Maradi to view the Total Eclipse of the Sun. Marie, Maimouna, Yoko, Moumouni, and I depart from Galmi at 6:30 arriving at 9 a.m. We had tea and carrot cake with Ruth and Lois. At about 9:30 the eclipse started. We took are trusty little solar shades and went outside to take a peek. As it was going to be an hour before the total coverage we went back inside and carried on with our meeting. We sang our new song about washing hands, face, eyes, and feet, to the tune of Row, Row, Row your boat. It's a simple little ditty that the children and women will enjoy. Then we had some skits to share that hopefully make people aware of their values and how that affects their lives. That was fun to see what each group has come up with. We talked about different difficulties we have with the villages. Struggles are similar.
In between each item we'd slip outside to check on the progress.
I shared a lesson on team building using the animal characters to show the types of behavior that are not conducive to team building. We evaluated what we thought of each other. I didn't spend anytime on positive behavior, that will have to be done at another time.
There it happened: the Total Eclipse of the Sun. I'm not sure what those other rings are in the picture.
As it was occurring the weather go cold; I had goose bumps. It was a bit breezy and strange. People were outside on the streets as usual. Then they were sending children inside as they had been told to do on the radio.
That's as dark as it got; like at dusk just before it's totally dark. That was at 10:30 a.m. It's truly amazing to observe God's handiwork. It's a great reminder that everything God made and the way it was made was very intentional. Creation is not something random at all.
After the moon started to move off the sun, we went back and finished up our meeting. We enjoyed a meal of rice & beans, with lamb. Then everyone was free to do whatever until we'd depart for Galmi at 4:30. We made it back safe and sound at 7:00 p.m. The rest of the day was hazy; even though we were driving in the west we did not see the sunset due to the haze. Hope tomorrow is a sun shiny day --both inside and out, and for you and me! Many blessings.
I shared a lesson on team building using the animal characters to show the types of behavior that are not conducive to team building. We evaluated what we thought of each other. I didn't spend anytime on positive behavior, that will have to be done at another time.There it happened: the Total Eclipse of the Sun. I'm not sure what those other rings are in the picture.
As it was occurring the weather go cold; I had goose bumps. It was a bit breezy and strange. People were outside on the streets as usual. Then they were sending children inside as they had been told to do on the radio.
That's as dark as it got; like at dusk just before it's totally dark. That was at 10:30 a.m. It's truly amazing to observe God's handiwork. It's a great reminder that everything God made and the way it was made was very intentional. Creation is not something random at all.
After the moon started to move off the sun, we went back and finished up our meeting. We enjoyed a meal of rice & beans, with lamb. Then everyone was free to do whatever until we'd depart for Galmi at 4:30. We made it back safe and sound at 7:00 p.m. The rest of the day was hazy; even though we were driving in the west we did not see the sunset due to the haze. Hope tomorrow is a sun shiny day --both inside and out, and for you and me! Many blessings.
3 comments:
Wow, that is just soooo neat! I'm jealous! haha
that is cool! I'm jealous too!
Great pictures, Jeannie! You described it better than Carly Simon in her song. I'm glad your trip turned out well - good team building and an unforgettable show put on by God. Nice!!
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