It is Harmatan season. That time of year when it doesn't rain a drop but the wind blows like the dickens and brings all of that lovely Saharan sand down our direction. No big dust storms yet, but the sand is certainly piling up in the streets. Here's a picture of one of our students hanging out in a dry river bed.
Galmi is a town about 6hr drive east of Niamey. We have a hospital there and it acts as a rest stop for missionaries heading out east. I got the chance to lead a group of kids out there this past month. We went out for a weekend and organized a retreat for all of the homeschool kids in east Niger. It was fun to have the kids and their families there from many different organizations, yet enjoying each other's company. Here's a picture of a few of the girls at Picnic Heights, one of the outings we took them on. The scenery behind them is very beautiful, but you can't see it for the dust.
We also took the students to church during our time in Galmi. Here is our entire group in front of a village church we attended. As is normal for visitors in a village church, our group was asked to sing a few songs, so we sang "Amazing Grace" in both English and Hausa. Some of us had to read the Hausa as we had no idea what we were saying.
