Pink Lake

Senegal home to Lake Retba (Pink Lake)

Lake Retba or Lac Rose lies north of the Cape Vert Peninsula of Senegal,
some 30 km north-East of the capital, Dakar in Northwest Africa.





Harvesting Salt the Hard Way...

Safari West Africa

When In Africa - One must make every effort to take in a Safari

We were able to see many of the best-known African animals: White Rhinoceros, Zebra, Giraffe, Buffalo, Giant Eland, Cape Eland, Oryx, Roan Antelope. Waterbuck, Western Buffon's Cob, Greater Kudu, Impala, Dama Gazelle, Red Fronted Gazelle, Warthog, Patas Monkey, Green Vervet Monkey, Jackal or Hyena, Mongoose, Crocodiles, Giant Tortoise, Ostrich as well as many, many species of birds.


Giraffe

White Rhinos

Monkeys and Hyenas 
 
 Antelope, Gazelle, & Impalas of the Bush
 

 
Herd of Zebra
 Ostrich Eggs
Ostrich Dance 
Ostrich Run
Wart Hogs
Chasing Anika & Anna
 
Buffalo


Crocodile 

 The Final Bridge Supported by giant Baobab Trees

Renewal Conference

 N'Gaparou Atlantic Coastal Village - WorldVenture Mission Camp

Fishing village along the coast, waking up to this view every morning - priceless...
A wonderful place for West Africa Missionaries to come and reboot.

 Our view every evening - Sunset on the Atlantic

Great Place to hold a Renewal Conference
 Dining Hall & Hostel
Main Hall or chapel (left), and our Beach Bungalow (right) 

A Weekend of Firsts

Session 1 - First Impressions (Renewing a Preoccupation with God)
Session 2 - First Ascent (Worldview Documission)
 
Session 3 - First Things First (Spiritual Disciplines)
Session 4 - First to First (Glorious Maturation)
Session 5 - Last Impressions (First shall be Last...)
Representing a Number of different Missional endeavors, this team of WorldVenture veterans shared their stories and skill sets, encouraging one another, and renewing their efforts to press on in difficult fields of ministry.
 Direct link to their Ministries -
Serving as Bible Translators - the oral and written word (Wolof, French, & Arabic)
Serving as a Senegalese Camp Director, Serving as teachers at Dakar Academy, 
Serving with Senegalese Church Plants, Womens and Mens Mentors, 
Certifications of skills and bible study.  Serving as Master Mechanics, 
Directing a center (halfway house) for Talbe (beggar) boys,
Serving in fields of Agricultural Renewal, & hosting short & long term missions,
and the list goes on & on & on...


The Renewal Conference capped off the weekend with a visit & prayer time
over one of their long time Senegalese Employees who was building a home to move his family closer to N'Gaparou... The Foundation, Walls, and Structure is ready for the roof.
So the team swarmed around the building site 
to share in the excitement and bless the final project...


Molded Blocks for the roof are ready to go up...