If you struggle with speaking to a group, you are not alone. But when you have to speak with a translator it is even more difficult. Then, there are times in Africa when you have to speak with two translations. It can be very difficult to keep your train of thought as you wait for each translation before you speak again. And, of course, you have to keep your sentences short to ensure the translator can keep up with you. And at times, you must stop and explain the meaning of a word to your translator.
This conference operates on African time. It is said here that Americans have watches, but Africans have time. The start time was set for 10am, and at noon, there are still women coming in. There are over 100 women in attendance.
When you put on a conference here, you are expected to provide a lunch for those attending.
The kitchen to prepare the meal is one of the school classrooms. They simply dig a few pits on the dirt floor and build the cook fires in them. You can see in the below photos how thick the smoke is. I could hardly stand it long enough to take the photos.
Emmaus Gospel Outreach 