Postscript

It amazes me to see what kind of things people can carry on their head. We don’t see much of it in Nairobi. Outside of the city we’ve seen it more. In West Africa I saw it a lot–both men and women carrying items on their heads.

We saw children coming out of school with their school books and papers on their heads, women with grocery bags on their heads or things to sell on their heads, we even saw a man in Togo carrying a large TV on his head! Susan caught that moment through a car window.

It really does seem like a much more efficient way to carry things–you can either leave your hands and arms free or carry more things in them.

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African clothing is beautiful. Where we were in West Africa many people wore clothes with colorful patterns, made to fit by seamstresses and tailors. I loved the clothes. The women wore such gorgeous outfits everyday; my clothes felt so boring and drab in comparison.

There are all kinds of different designs of the clothes themselves and the fabrics. Some people design their own fabric.

When I visited Daniel’s church in Cotonou, the pastor gave fabric to me that ladies in their denomination (Assemblées de Dieu) designed. It was for both Susan and me. The Wycliffe Benin office arranged for a seamstress to come in to make some clothing for us from it.

So, now Susan and I both have our own African outfits.

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