Paving the way for discipline

Last Wednesday morning, Sarah went to drop her colleague in town to do some shopping but found that the market was unusually closed up. We found out later that the Prefet had called a meeting at the Maision des Jeunes (Youth Centre) to discuss the behaviour of teenagers in the light of the stabbing of the Malinke boy the other week. But why was the market closed? On returning from this meeting, our local tailor explained that it was necessary to close the market, forcing everyone to attend. Everyone from market stall holders, to community heads, to representatives from the religious community was called to listen to how the whole community should keep an eye on their children, not leaving them to be influenced by the ways of the streets and night clubs but to take responsibility for them. Let's pray that this talk will have an impact.

Macenta town market on a normal trading day

Women selling dried fish