"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Monday, November 26, 2012

Mali, West Africa. Beauty and Diversty

Fishing on the famous Niger river in Mali. This is a long, long way from where Man of Peace Development is working. However, Man Of Peace Staff had an opportunity to visit the river region last February. The fisherman told us that with lack of rain the last few years, more and more farmers buy a net and try their hand at fishing, and it is really depleting the river stocks. So it is a difficult ti
me for the BOZO (ethnic group) fisherman too.

If we only had a river like this in our region for farming.......But that is why Man of Peace is there. Simple gravity feed drip irrigation does not require massive volumes of water to grow a garden.

50% of Mali is actually in the Sahara desert. However, it is a beautifully diverse country. We are excited to return to work in Mali next week. The political situation in the north is an ongoing concern. However we are able to return to Sikasso region at this time.

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