New City

We have made it to Thies (pronounced chess).
I like it so far. When we came back to Dakar from the village, I realized I had forgotten how crazy and busy it was. Thies is a big city but has less hustle and bustle. There are no big highways and it has more space! So now we are in the middle of our two experiences from Dakar and the village.
We are staying in a place that is a school and community place. There is another group here from Boston, so that has been nice to see some familiar travelers. We are accompanied by our friends Eddie and Jean-Jacques, and we are working with Pastor Innocent (pronounced inno sont without the n and the t) and the church he has started here. They will have their first Sunday morning worship tomorrow. We are excited to help in anyway and be here for it. So far we have visited the neighborhood around the church and met the families there. We have also met the children of the church that we will help start a kids club program for so they can come to the church on a regular basis to play games and learn about Jesus of course and build our good ol Nazarene community :)!
This morning we went to the art market thing. It was so great. It is pretty much a place for tourists so we had a little fun seeing all of the stuff. Luckily our friends negotiated the price for us so we didn't pay too much for something. This evening we had activities with the children. It was sort of like a VBS time were we had games and songs and activities and a story at the end. They have been great kids so I think this week will be very fun with them.
We eat dinner at our friend Pastor Myga's house. His wife is an amazing cook. wow. It has all been so wonderful. There are two medical students from England staying at his house for a while, so it has been fun to talk with them about their experiences at the hospital so far. They are nice girls.
Thies is a great place for God's kingdom to grow grow grow. Please pray for God to reach them and encourage them!