Day 10 - Rural Visit

Today was our rural visit. We went out to the village that Dr. Senteza grew up in. Half of us got on the back of boda-bodas (small motorcycles) to ride out to one of the farms. A man taught us how he grows cocoa and showed us around his farm. It started to rain in the middle, so we all stood in a little hut or under the overhang in front. I made a little friend. She was so cute! I played with her for about an hour, and she spoke no english! Jeff had a black Mamba (poisonous snake) slither up his back! Afterwards, we went to someone's house in the village for dinner. It was very good! Then we walked through the village. Four young boys walked with me the whole time. The oldest was 13. He was very protective of me. He told me that this boda-boda gang thing that drove through steals white people, so he wouldn't let me walk right next to the road. His mother has died. He has a younger brother and sister, and his dad abuses him. He is a P6 in school and the smartest in his class. He wants to be a lawyer, but when he talks about going to highschool his dad beats him. He is a christian but his dad is not. Please pray for Evano and his father and his brother and sister.