Amina

Thank you for this opportunity. I feel blessed to be here. I have already grown and learned alot. My transition has been much less difficult than expected. I have made friends and am learning the customs and cultural norms quickly. Most importantly, the Burkinabè want me here. They want to work with me to create a better country for their people. I pray our partnership is successful. I pray we change lives. Thank you for this blessing.
Amina.
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Amina is the response you give after a blessing or pray (It is a Moorè word). It is equivalent to Amen. We often receive blessings here, people wishing us a good stay and that God watches over us. I love it!
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On Sunday, me and my friend went to Church in Sissamba. Most villagers (like 95 percent) of Sissamba are Muslim and their is a mosque in every neighborhood. I was nervous my host dad would be upset I was going. (Now I am not telling the whole truth. He invited me to have breakfast with them and I said no I have to go and I already ate. Umm, Karla that is a no no. Plus I told him I was going to the Baptism of my friend's host cousin. I said nothing about Church. So on my way to church when his friend asked where I was going and I said church, that is when I got nervous. That is the whole story.) So that is why I was nervous. The Burkinabè are open to all religions. They expect you to attend each religion's parties, holidays and celebrations.

The church service was good. Good music, good Word, good energy. It is a Catholic church and the guest preacher studied in Ghana so he translated the Moorè sermon into English (very cool). Next time I am in Sissamba on a Sunday, I'll go back.