Mystery Food Revealed
We waited with baited breath (I know it’s “bated breath” but work with me here). We had been told we would be fed a local specialty and then they broke up laughing. As they lured us in to lunch and the food was revealed it actually turned out to be something I had eaten before. The mystery food was…
Fou fou (or in English fufu) is a pounded paste made from boiled and ground starchy vegetables like cassava, plantain, or yams. Our cook told us our fufu was made from corn. The food tasted great and we had a bitter green vegetable to go along with it. Traditionally fufu is eaten with the hands but the consistency is like bread dough so many of us used a fork to eat it.
Cultural Wow
Tonight at the Peace Rally they recognized the ten regions of Cameroon with people in traditional costumes from each region. I was pretty excited when it was announced that the Fon (chief) of Cameroon and his first wife were in attendance. They walked in stately fashion down the center aisle to the stage. Other dignitaries followed, all in colorful traditional dress. Our excitement dimmed a bit when we found out they were reenactors.
What was real were the Yemba people who brought the passion with drums, dress and dance. I had not met a Yemba speaker yet so I had to look up the traditional Yemba greeting as:
Nja “how are you?”
Nja a be (respectful greeting) “Hello there”
Nja Nja “good morning”
Nja mbia “good afternoon”
The Peace Rally was incredible and I received an awesome thank you gift done by a local artist. The sermon started and I was preaching from the Book of Revelation. Another perfect night until…
The Incident
Somewhere in Africa
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Michael R Spradlin 