The internet here is pretty slow so I apologize for the rather short and incomplete posts. I’m trying the copy and paste method this time so we’ll see if this works any better. So far all is going very well. We are sharing our house with Kate, a British medical student, which has proven to be a lot of fun. The view from our little house is breath taking!
Friday morning Julie took Naomi and me into to town to an elders gathering. It’s actually like a mini Bible study for the poor elderly. They have a time of singing and dancing and short message. Afterward they serve everyone tea and bread and then send them home with a small bag of rice, beans, salt, and a bar of soap.
We toured the hospital and met most of the doctors and nurses we will be working with. We found out that there isn’t a backboard here. Julie and Sheila (our gracious hostesses) have suggested that we could help design one so they could have one made. Probably doesn’t sound very exciting to most people but it’s quite exciting to us! We will start teaching our classes tomorrow.
On a walk around town with Kate the idea that we are celebrities around her finally sunk in. We seemed to cause a bit of a stir and I think had there been more cars on the road we could have caused an accident! The children followed us smiling and giggling saying “muzungu, muzungu.” (Muzungu means ‘stranger’ but it’s used mostly around here for non African people.)
In a few minutes we’ll be heading out to church. I hear the choir is amazing! After church we’ll take a picnic lunch to Kumbya by the Lake Kivu and enjoy some time relaxing before we start our curriculathon to prepare for tomorrows class.
Friday morning Julie took Naomi and me into to town to an elders gathering. It’s actually like a mini Bible study for the poor elderly. They have a time of singing and dancing and short message. Afterward they serve everyone tea and bread and then send them home with a small bag of rice, beans, salt, and a bar of soap.
We toured the hospital and met most of the doctors and nurses we will be working with. We found out that there isn’t a backboard here. Julie and Sheila (our gracious hostesses) have suggested that we could help design one so they could have one made. Probably doesn’t sound very exciting to most people but it’s quite exciting to us! We will start teaching our classes tomorrow.
On a walk around town with Kate the idea that we are celebrities around her finally sunk in. We seemed to cause a bit of a stir and I think had there been more cars on the road we could have caused an accident! The children followed us smiling and giggling saying “muzungu, muzungu.” (Muzungu means ‘stranger’ but it’s used mostly around here for non African people.)
In a few minutes we’ll be heading out to church. I hear the choir is amazing! After church we’ll take a picnic lunch to Kumbya by the Lake Kivu and enjoy some time relaxing before we start our curriculathon to prepare for tomorrows class.
3 comments:
It is exciting to hear about everything! I printed out your last two updates and took them to church this morning. We are praying for you, we miss you, and we hope everything is wonderful! :)
Sounds like you "pale-faces" are having a real adventure! Good luck with your first day of classes tomorrow, and thanks for your blog update so we can all keep thinking about you and praying. Mom can't read them from home, but she'll be happy to have something to look at when she gets back to work. Take lots of pictures - I realize it's probably really slow to upload them to your blog, so we'll look forward to seeing them when you get back.
April, Thank you so much for keeping us informed about your adventures and experiences. It is absolutely wonderful for you to take the time -- especially for us moms. :) I relish every entry. Please give Naomi a big hug from Bryan and I. We are praying for you.
Love,
Brenda
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