The Peoples of the ROC

The two main original people groups are the Bantu, a tall long, dark skinned people, and the 

Aka who are short and squat and have very broad noses. Here' are two of the hospital's carpenters that are pretty good representatives of the two groups.

This Aka lady is one of our chronic-wound patients and is a good example of the Aka-look. She just received a skin-graft which, Lord willing, will enable her to go home healed!

But the population of Impfondo is not limited to the Bantu and the Aka. There are the Rawandans who tend the most wonderful gardens; there are Muslims from countries like Chad, and  refugees from the DRC and CAR. In Impfondo you can find just about every shape, shade, and feature of face imaginable: some people look like they belong in the jungle, others like they rode in from Kenya, and some look positively Arabian.

Below is a Bantu-looking woman.

I'm on my way home right now, by the way, sitting in the Charles DeGaulle Airport. See you alll soon!