A Night In Africa

Tonight in Mpact Girls a lady came and talked with us that went on a missions trip to Africa a few years ago.  We have just finished our badge for Africa, and this was an amazing way to really get a glimpse into the culture and into mission work.  Mpact Girls is mission focused, so this was an amazing opportunity to learn.

The girls were shown maps of Africa and Nigeria.  There was also authentic wear made for the missionary while she was in Africa.

There was money from Africa to look at and hold.  The girls were surprised that a handful of paper money was worth very little by American standards.

The girls heard stories about working with the blind and deaf, about meeting other missionaries, about the government, and even just the challenges of travel.  They heard about the culture and the languages.  They heard about poverty and beggars.  The missionary also talked about how she felt God just having his hand on her and on the whole trip the entire time she was traveling.

The girls saw pictures of huts where some of the farmers lived.

There was some of the hunting weapons used in Africa displayed for the girls to see.

The lady that told the story talked about how she did so much walking her shoes wore out completely.  She had a pair made for her in Africa.  She kept them and showed the girls the handiwork.

The girls saw lots of pictures.

There were displays of African woodwork.

Tying an authentic woman's African headdress was funny, and interesting.

 

The girls were kind of in shock that in the villages the women don't wear shirts.  The girls even got a demonstration of how the women in the villages would tie their babies to their backs so they could be working.

The girls had a very fun, educational night.  The stories they were told will hopefully be with them for awhile.  To hear of the differences in lifestyles between some of the places our missionary visited and here is America can be a bit of a culture shock.  Even the differences in food were talked about.  I thought at first some of the girls were going to not be very interested.  Within just a few minutes, however, all the girls were full of questions and were absorbing everything like little sponges.  Even Megan, at two years old, watched quietly when she was brought in at the end of the presentation.   I totally am going to have the girls meet as many missionaries as possible in our Mpact Girls class.