You saved a life in Africa!

I should have written this post a long time ago. When we visited Senegal in August we saw Aunt Seynabou in Packy. It didn't seem appropriate to me at the time to take a picture of her, otherwise I would share it with you. It's hard to explain how I felt seeing her, but I certainly felt a great deal of appreciation from her beyond her telling us and all of you thank you. She had recovered and was just grateful. I also felt a great deal of respect for her and how she handled herself. Being there amongst not only her but also visiting a number of villages in the area, including a couple trips to villages where people had just died, and being amongst the communities which are so communal and guided by long-standing traditions, gave me an overall sense of respect and challenged me. In our American lives we are not nearly as connected with each other. We don't usually sit under a shade tree in the middle of our neighborhood and chat with each other all afternoon. I think we used to though.