I am back in the game people! I did Dagbani learning every day. I really had to push myself out the door but as I got out there it became not so much of a chore. THANKS FOR PRAYING!!!!I had some not-so-understanding-times though. There is a little girl who has been afraid of me ever since I moved to Kaakpayili. Usually, kids are afraid of me, but after awhile it goes away. This girls sees me quite often and she still cries when I try to come near. On Thursday, I bought some oranges for my friends and she wanted one.What I thought I said:I give you orange. Come Here. (I said it like, 3 times) She would not come.What I realized, as I was about to sleep that night, that what I really said was:Give me orange. Come Here.NO WONDER she didn't come! I was telling her to give me an orange!! AHHH!!!Remember a gal from last year who I went to fetch water with, Asmawu? Well, her brother called me last week, because she doesn't have a phone. She asked me why have I not visited for awhile. She told me her father died last month. I told her I would come and visit her. I went to greet her and her family. We sat and talked...ok, so, I mostly listened :) At the end she asked me if I would like to go to her village. She stays close to town with family so that she can go to school. The village is called Kukuo and that is where her mother stays and her great aunt (who I have met).On Friday, I drove to her home and picked up her, her brother and cousins. We drove to Kukuo, which is only about 5 km away. It was a very local village. I don't even know if I remember seeing electricity poles. Her brother, spoke some English, and of course, Asmawu speaks some too but mostly it was me trying to hear Dagbani. It was really good for me!!
On the way back, we was able to pass by my home and show them where I live. The brother asked me a question.What I thought he said:Do you have water? Does your water stay?I responded:Yes, thankfully we have water everyday. We also have a big tank.There. Was. Silence.He asked me again a question... this time I heard:Do you have family? Do you stay alone?AHHHHHH!! We all laughed and I told them I have a sister and we stay together. OOOOO the joys of language!! (I mean, how funny it must have been for him to ask me if I stay alone and I respond, " Oh, I have a water tank.")I am so thankful for my week. Though, by Thursday afternoon I kept thinking it was Friday and I could sleep in on Saturday!! Ei!! But, by God's grace I made it through the whole week. I was so exhausted by Friday afternoon, but a good-accomplished-sort-of-exhausted.Thanks so much for praying. I will have a very quiet-not-going-anywhere-sort-of-weekend.Cheers to the next week!