First, for those of you who are still wondering, my second
day of teaching in Iringa went really well! The activity we tried was great!
The students all participated and seemed to have a lot of fun with it! It was a
super encouraging day and a joy to be in the classroom again. I know I have said it before, but I can’t
wait to get to Kafule and meet my own students!
We left Iringa yesterday and traveled back to Dar where we
will spend the day today. The bus ride
was long but gorgeous! We got to drive
through the mountains and then through game reserve again. What a blessing to be able to cheer up a long
drive with scenery like that!
We went out to an Ethiopian restaurant last night for our
farewell dinner. The food was amazing
and we got to sit out on this patio under the stars and moon (which was full by
the way and absolutely beautiful!) I guess they are assuming we are all fully
oriented at this point though because today we have a free day in the city to
run all of our last minute errands and then tomorrow I begin the two day trek
to Kafule. I will be traveling with my
roommate Dahlia and, for most of the trip, Sarah and David, who will be living
about three hours away from us also in the Ileje district. We will be taking a bus to Mbeya tomorrow
(which should be about 14 hours… but again, it should be a beautiful
ride). Then, Tuesday morning we will be
met at the hotel by a district official who will take us to our sites. The long travel days are a little daunting
right now considering we have to keep track of all of our luggage and get it to
and from the bus stop, but knowing that I finally going to get to Kafule is
super exciting!
Hi Carly! I have finally had a chance to catch up on most of your posts. Wow, what an adventure God has cooked up for you! I am certain that your wonderful personality and nerdy math skills will be put to great use. There's so much to take in, even from this distance, but I picture you soaking in everything with a voracious hunger...everything from cooking your beans to mastering your teaching skills. We are all incredibly proud of you and, speaking for myself, a little jealous of your amazing courage and dedication. I told our congregation about you yesterday and asked them to keep you in prayer. Many people talked to me about it afterwards and wanted to hear more, so your community of support is growing! Praying daily for your continued strength, courage and joy as you start your classes. And don't worry about Mom, Dad and Christian, we're keeping a close eye on them and so far they appear to be staying out of trouble. Love, Sam B.
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