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December 23, 2007

Happy Christmas!

We are getting ready to celebrate Christmas in Gorom-Gorom.

Pierre and his two camels arrived on Friday, so the family is all together – 5 adults, 10 children, 2 friends, 2 camels, and an assortment of donkeys, goats, chickens, and pigeons. A full moon overhead, lots of twinkling, twinkling little stars, and a fair smattering of shepherds, mangers, and even the occasional wise man.

We will have a “family celebration” tomorrow evening, with guinea fowl, loads of rice, fizzy drinks, and “white man’s ears” (prawn crackers – becoming a favourite Christmas tradition in our home). Then to church for an all-nighter, with lots of singing, coffee, sketches, laughter, and general rejoicing at Jesus’ birth.

On the 25th, we will kill our Christmas sheep (if Seydou can track down any left after Tabaski), return to church for a short service and long meal, followed by exhuberant dancing by the Mossi Christians.

I will try and post photos.

I hope yours is fun. Enjoy.

Posted by Keith at December 23, 2007 09:08 PM