God is good and I'm being sent on another adventure because of that fact. I was chosen to be one of the four people invited to go to the Central African Republic (CAR) this April.
Yes, that's in Africa.
I'm visiting as a member of Western North Dakota synod of the ELCA. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Central African Republic (EELRCA) is a sister synod of ours — they've sent people to ELCA events in the U.S. and we're now reciprocating by visiting them. We have a lot to learn from each-other.
I'll be attending a Lutheran youth conference, learning about the CAR and the EELRCA, and traveling to other sites that the ELCA has been involved with over the years. One place I'm especially excited to see is the clinic that will be getting internet (for the first time) thanks to donations from Sunne Lutheran Church of Wilton.
The CAR is one of the poorest countries in the world. On the Human Development Index it ranks 179th out of 182 countries. It'll be pretty eye-openning to see what that means for the people whose home is the CAR.
There are 2 primary languages: French and Sango. I've looked, but found very-very little about Sango (except what's on Wikipedia). I'll keep looking for more — the language is structured in a pretty sweet way.
Thanks for your support as I prep for this adventure.
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