Sarah in Senegal

  • Fasting from Injustice

    March 3, 2020 by

    Lent was always so confusing to me. I knew that it was the time between Ash Wednesday and Easter, but . . . what was it? All I knew was that people gave up a lot of stuff, maybe because their New Year’s resolutions weren’t going so well. I don’t know. But recently I’ve come… Read more

  • Traditions

    January 15, 2020 by

    Along with the holiday season, it is the season for weddings and baptisms here in Senegal! I had the opportunity to go to one of each, as well as spend time with my host family and experience their holiday traditions. On December 21, I went to the wedding of Pascal and Mamie. Pascal is the… Read more

View all posts

Follow My Blog

YAGM Senegal Blog: http://yagmsenegal.wixsite.com/blog

If you want to send me mail, send it to the address below:

Sarah Weaver YAGM

Église Luthérienne du Sénégal

B.P. 9 Fatick, Senegal

2 thoughts on “Sarah in Senegal”

  1. Desert Hills Lutheran Church of Green Valley, AZ is pleased to have you, Sarah, as a YAGM that we can support in Senegal as one of many young adults who are making a difference globally through the Young Adults in Global Mission. Thank you for your detailed and informative blogs about your year in Senegal. Curt, global missions chair.

    Like

    Reply

Leave a comment

Fasting from Injustice

Lent was always so confusing to me. I knew that it was the time between Ash Wednesday and Easter, but . . . what was it? All I knew was that people gave up a lot of stuff, maybe because their New Year’s resolutions weren’t going so well. I don’t know. But recently I’ve come… Continue reading Fasting from Injustice

Traditions

Along with the holiday season, it is the season for weddings and baptisms here in Senegal! I had the opportunity to go to one of each, as well as spend time with my host family and experience their holiday traditions. On December 21, I went to the wedding of Pascal and Mamie. Pascal is the… Continue reading Traditions

A Thankful Thanksgiving!

Hey ya’ll it’s been a while! Last month I did send out my newsletter, which I will put on my blog as well. So go read that before this if you didn’t get the chance! At the end of my newsletter, I mentioned some fun things that I was looking forward to. One of them… Continue reading A Thankful Thanksgiving!

Running with a Purpose

It’s been over a month since I’ve been in Fatick, and about 2 months in Senegal total! The time has gone by so quickly, and it feels like I just got here yesterday and still have so much to learn. Things at work are starting to pick up, but it’s slow to the start. In… Continue reading Running with a Purpose

Now Introducing: Daba Ndour

That’s right folks, I have a new Senegalese name, given to me by my host family: Daba Ndour. But first, let’s flash back to orientation in Dakar. There’s so much to share from my time in Dakar, Senegal; from crazy car rides in the rain, to learning a new language, to sharing meals with my… Continue reading Now Introducing: Daba Ndour

Q&A

Bonjour friends and family and welcome to my first blog post on my first blog ever! I am writing to you from Dakar, Senegal, where we are staying at a guest house while we have orientation for a few weeks. Here I have answered some questions that y’all have asked me about my year-long journey,… Continue reading Q&A

Pictures

DIP and Chicago Orientation Senegal Orientation Fatick Retreats Stages des Musiques

Design a site like this with WordPress.com
Get started