Another Catch up Survivor!

Not many SMs were here for this Survivor.  Many of the SMs like Matt, Dani, Linden, Marci and Mayline took time off to take a vacation to Moundou to do a little shopping.  They left Thursday and came back later Sunday evening.  We decided to go ahead with Survivor with those who stayed behind to give them a little fun. 

We started off with listening to five memory verses from each team to put up on the wall of the surgery recover ward.  Both teams made a great list and one verse was even the same.  But again someone had to be the winner.  This time "Team Cory" won the two week challenge.  They won a can of vege dogs and could not have been happier with it. 

Every week we try to think about the things that the local people here do and we try to incorporate these things into some of the challenges.  Some examples are climbing trees, carrying things on their heads, starting a charcoal fire to boil water and even try some of the crazy food that they have here.  This time Olen and Danae got creative and came up with how they use a squat pot.  There are no regular toilets here like we are use to in the states, only a hole in the ground.  So Olen and Danae set up a challenge that a person from each team had to get up on a bench and squat down like the people do here to use the bathroom.  Next to them on the bench would be a big bowl of dirt and water mushed together to create something to represent poo.  They were to throw the mud/poo at their opponent to try and get them off balance and fall off their bench.  The disadvantage for Team Brichelle is that Brichelle and Adam are the only ones around to do the challenge and on the other team was Cory, Amanda, Anna and Janna.  That means that Team Brichelle was going to get worn out faster.  It started out pretty good and Brichelle's team was keeping up just fine.  Everyone seemed to be enjoying the throwing mud way too much.  But in the end it came down to Cory and Adam.  Who will win?  They had a stick placed under their leg so they couldn't squat too much or go up too much.  The sweat was really starting to pour out of each of them as they tried to hang on for just another second.  With all the extra times for Adam that he had to step up to the plate got him worn out a little faster than Cory and so Team Cory won again.  What a night for them!



The reward this time was money!  But this was money that they were to buy things for someone in the village that is in great need.  They got what was equivalent to $30.00 and Team Brichelle got $20.00.  Each team can put more of their own money into the gift giving if they want but this was the amounts provided.  They could buy for one family or 10 families but we want it to be anonymous and for really needy people.  This challenge was to be done for during the holiday to spice up the giving spirit. 

Until next time on "Missionary Survivor, Chad Africa".