Our kids are such great flyers! Here is a pic from our quick flight to join Baba. Avery made Larson laugh with a puppet show, thanks to the air sick bag.

Thankfully both kids LOVED the water. We had a large and small pool at the gorgeous home we stayed in. There was access to the beach a five-minute walk away. It was such a treat to have great weather all week and enjoyed all the time outside.

I cam across an article that shares some new ways of thinking and organization actions during times of outbreaks, particularly Cholera. This was of interest to me as the article mentions, rainy season has started in many lands and could bring with it Cholera. I love that organizations our learning from other countries like Bangladesh. I would think they would have much more appropriate and adaptable solutions for places here in Africa. If you have a minute or two please check out the full article on the NY Times site

Here is a preview of what the reasoning and hopes are for the feature film Taylor gets to take part in with the On Field Media team.

(Gathering supplies in Malakal)

Sisay is an SIM missionary from Ethiopia. He is one of the first missionaries to be sent from an African church. He is also quite unique in that he is our only African missionary who is not married. He returned recently returned to Sudan for his second term.

The young taxi drivers are a blast to talk to (with my very limited Arabic). I asked this guy if I could take his photo from the back seat. When we arrived at my home, he requested that I take more photos. It’s very common for the guys to pose in front of their vehicles. Someday I’ll make a post with all the guys ‘chillin’ on their cars and vans.

The Malakal port is very busy. There are often many soldiers around checking travel papers and making sure things are not being smuggled and just keeping general order. These guys were hanging around while we loaded up a small boat to send food to SIM’s Nutrition Village where malnourished kids go to regain their strength.

Going out for ‘breakfast’ around lunch time is a great treat. It usually consists of mashed beans (ful beans) a few chunks of meat (sometimes) and bread.

And then we go out for coffee (boon) or tea (chai). The photo above is a very typical set up for a lady making up coffee and tea.

The current fad in Malakal is to wear shower caps when you are out and about.