I am in Congo
But not the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo), that's our next door neighbor.
I am in the Republic of Congo, also called Congo-Brazzaville
Thought I'd post a map today just for fun:
See that river north of Pointe-Noire? Its the Kouilou, and it's about an hour and a half drive from the city, which is the location for my next topic:
what to do with a weekend:
When you have a long weekend, and you are in the Congo, and you haven't really left the ship in a lot of days...grab a backpack and a mosquito net and some friends and go on an adventure!
Camping day 1:
Visiting the village next to the river
Looking out to where the river emptied into the sea:
Talking with people from the village just north of the river and telling them about the ship
There was lots of driftwood and bamboo, so Nick and Ryan built a huge fire:
Breakfast on Sunday!
The kids came and waved at us on our way back through the village the next day:
If you have a minute, go visit Catherine's blog and check out this post. It's pretty great :)
And I'll finish off with an encouraging psalm that a friend shared with me this week:
121 I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
4 Behold, he who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is your keeper;
the Lord is your shade on your right hand.
6 The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
8 The Lord will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time forth and forevermore
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