The sun came out today in Limbe for our first training session with the AVFAL kids ... and it was awesome. Watching a group of Cameroonian kids pray and thank God for their ripped shoes, illfitting tshirts, self made field, and 20 year old ball is extremely humbling.
The spirit these kids have for the game is beyond inspiring. It renewed my faith in why I came here.
I have noticed in the past 2 days that things in Cameroon are the same as in Canada ... but different. We still go out to bars and hang out with friends and play sports during the summer. They have sidewalks, that no one uses, they have sewers, that can be seen through 3 foot wide gaps in the sidewalks, and they have taxis that honk at you and squeeze up to 7 strangers into a car. I also once saw a family of 5 squeeze onto a motor bike ... crazy. Things are the same and are not worse, but just in worse condition.
It is an interesting cultural experience so far.
Just a quick thought. Running out of internet on this comp. Still no facebook.
Updates soon!
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