Bonjour mes amis:
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times” in Adjakpa.
If we had thought it was hot yesterday, it was hotter today. Torrential rains yesterday upped the humidity level without reducing the temperature and we all felt it. But it was great for the children as we were able to distribute another 500 bedkits in this village in the western region of Togo. There was major highway construction (which added to the dust/mud on the road). The Chinese have won the contract for doing this work and it has offered increased employment for the Togolese.
As part of the fun we had with the children, Doug did his famous “bubble-blowing act.” You have to see the picture of one of the most spectacular ”catches” of the day!
Our team of eleven was on the way home and had just passed the toll booth when our van was side-swiped by a car. A spectacular “BANG” had us all with our hearts in our mouths! Fortunately, we were not hurt at all and when Team Togo checked the van, the damage was not as bad as we had thought. The other driver did not stop, so OUR drive, Mensah, turned the van around and chased after the other car. We caught up with him at the toll booth and the local gendarmes were called over to investigate. The next two hours were spent with the team visiting the local Gendarmerie and giving our report. We departed with the local chief of police wearing a Canadian pin saluting us on our way!
Sadly, tomorrow is our final distribution, and we head home to Canada at 11 o’clock tomorrow night.
Bon soir, Team Togo
