Life as Lucas sees it!

Hi! This is Lucas. I like living in Africa and wanted to share about some things I do here.

I help Henriette, our househelper, take out the trash. Usually the garbage truck comes 2 times a week. The truck honks really loud for a long time and then we know it's time to take out our trash. We have to hurry not to miss it. I help carry the trash if there's a small bag otherwise I just walk with Henriette and have fun saying hello to people.

Sometimes I get to go down the street to a little store to buy a long stick of bread for supper. My daddy goes with me but I get to buy the bread by myself. I like it because I get to carry the money. I buy the bread from a man named Mohammed and sometimes he gives me a sucker as a treat.

My favorite foods to eat here are rice and boiled eggs. Our househelper makes a traditional Senegalese meal every Tuesday for us. The meal always includes rice, chicken or beef, and often has sliced boiled eggs on top.

My daddy joined a softball team here in our city and I love to watch him play. I like to wear a blue shirt like my dad. There is a cool playground for Alexis and I to play on near the baseball field where daddy plays. It's right by the ocean. My mommy buys us Cracker Jack and we like to eat it while we watch daddy play. I always bring my hat, glove, bat, and ball. I have 2 gloves. One for each hand because I am left-handed.

There is LOTS of traffic. Sometimes we sit in our car and don't move for a long time. Lots of people walk or ride in a taxi or bus. One time it took us 3 hours to get home (we were 20 minutes from our apartment) so mommy let us get out of our car seats and stand up inside the car.

My mommy and daddy shop at a store called Le Caddie. Usually my mommy goes into buy the food while Alexis and I play in the car with daddy. Every week my mom takes us on a walk to go to different store to buy a loaf of bread. My mommy also buys fruit from a guy who comes by our house. We like to eat green apples, bananas and oranges. Sometimes the fruit guy will give us a small orange as a gift.

Africa is hot. Sometimes when we don't have electricity mommy will let me sleep on the floor where it is cooler. Many of the people here speak French. I can count to 10 and say hello to people but I get frustrated when I hear my mommy and daddy say a lot of words I don't know. Our family prays for our neighbors. My parents say they have never heard about Jesus before but we can help them learn who He is.