Hangin' At The Congo River

So last Sunday after church a group of us went to an outdoor restaurant and had a cool drink at a place overlooking the Congo River. Pictured above are my friends Todd Stone (from South Carolina) and Daniel Ligon (from Niger and Missouri....his folks are missionaries in Niger to this day) and Theo Shepard (his dad and mom are Walt and Val Shepard...the Pastor and his wife from our church, IPCK). This was a great outing as we were among lots of Congolese who were at the river swimming, bathing and playing in the water.


We sat at a table just like these below us. Most of the Congolese were not really at the restaurant but below on the rocks swimming and playing. It was so much fun to be near the huge rapids, that according to every source we're ever talked to, have never been run successfully. Many people have tried supposedly but all have ended their lives. I can totally believe that by the looks of these monster rapids.

As you can see I took a picture of a woman who just purchase this fish for about $6 ....we asked how much a fish would cost and they told us it would be about $10 - $12 . UUMMM doesn't it look good! Where 's the tail and its fins?????? Lookin' a little different than the bass I'm use to catching!