The Pope

We had a visit from the Pope this week. I didn't actually get to see the PopeMobile, but we sure felt the effects from his visit.

One of the big things that I truly dislike about life in Cameroon is when anyone 'important' has to drive on the roads, they close all the roads down for anyone 'unimportant'. So, guess what happened while the Pope was here? That's right. Most of the roads were closed. The useful roads. Josh's bus came 1/2 hour early one day to avoid the road closure and they let school out over an hour early to make sure they'd miss the mess. I didn't leave the house. They closed down the big fruit and vegetable market because it is close to the cathedral. So basically, for a week no one could get to school or work or buy any food because the Pope was here. How is that for people's morale? You would think that the government here and, more importantly, a church leader (regardless of which church) would be a little more considerate of people who are already suffering.