African Inland Church
We rode the bus with Mama Mary's family of girls to church in Mwiki on Sunday. The church was started in fi
eld in the 1990s and now is in a nice building at the same location. The service was almost entirely in Kiswahili so it was difficult to follow what was going on but we were able to follow along in the hymnal and actually sing some of the words even though we didn't know what those words meant. Probably the best part forus was the choir. They started moving as soon as the music began and their movements reminded us of the Supremes. Their voices blended well together, we enjoyed that! When the kids were dismissed to go to Sunday School we went with them and got to be the honored guests for all of the kids. We told them a bit about ourselves then answered their questions for about 45 minutes. Some interesting questions included: "Who puts presents under the Christmas tree on Jesus' birthday?" , "How long did it take Noah to build the Ark?", and "Do you eat snails in the U.S.?" Ahhh...kids!
Mt. Kilmanjaro
We are now (Tuesday) at Rafiki Village in Tanzania. We are staying in a beautiful new home that is intended for lon
g term missionaries-- its great with us that we get to stay here. Dr. Elaine Tan (70 years young) traveled with us from Kenya today by bus. She is a good sport and weathered the trip well even though the road was rough and it took longer than expected to get here. She is here to set up a pharmacy and check the health of the orphans and community students here in Tanzania. The view to the north is Mt. Kilmanjaro. Amazing. It extends into the clouds and is 19,300 ft. The power went out for a bit and we could see stars really well for a while. Almost was a shame that power came back on again because security lights spoil the sight. We had plantain stew for dinner and met the Mamas and their families. Also met the ROS, the cooks, and even a couple of guards. The plantain tasted much like potatoes!
We rode the bus with Mama Mary's family of girls to church in Mwiki on Sunday. The church was started in fi
eld in the 1990s and now is in a nice building at the same location. The service was almost entirely in Kiswahili so it was difficult to follow what was going on but we were able to follow along in the hymnal and actually sing some of the words even though we didn't know what those words meant. Probably the best part forus was the choir. They started moving as soon as the music began and their movements reminded us of the Supremes. Their voices blended well together, we enjoyed that! When the kids were dismissed to go to Sunday School we went with them and got to be the honored guests for all of the kids. We told them a bit about ourselves then answered their questions for about 45 minutes. Some interesting questions included: "Who puts presents under the Christmas tree on Jesus' birthday?" , "How long did it take Noah to build the Ark?", and "Do you eat snails in the U.S.?" Ahhh...kids!Mt. Kilmanjaro
We are now (Tuesday) at Rafiki Village in Tanzania. We are staying in a beautiful new home that is intended for lon
g term missionaries-- its great with us that we get to stay here. Dr. Elaine Tan (70 years young) traveled with us from Kenya today by bus. She is a good sport and weathered the trip well even though the road was rough and it took longer than expected to get here. She is here to set up a pharmacy and check the health of the orphans and community students here in Tanzania. The view to the north is Mt. Kilmanjaro. Amazing. It extends into the clouds and is 19,300 ft. The power went out for a bit and we could see stars really well for a while. Almost was a shame that power came back on again because security lights spoil the sight. We had plantain stew for dinner and met the Mamas and their families. Also met the ROS, the cooks, and even a couple of guards. The plantain tasted much like potatoes!