January 14, 2012

this photo is still from India... Ill post more recent ones soon.

(the seventeenth is Jenn Anderson, Justin Huisman and Seini Muculooku's... (from Tonga/BAS)birthday. Love you guys!)

I may be back at the resort beach. Please know that I am not always here but Saturday's it just makes sense as there is free internet and it only cost 4 dollars Canadian.
I don't think I have informed any of you that we aren't actually working in the hospital yet. There was miscommunication between our leaders and we entered Tanzania with the wrong visa's. For those who've been to Africa, you may understand that things don't go as quickly and smoothly here. We have refused to pay a bribe to hurry the paper work through but have had a very helpful Christian man helping us. He has told us that hopefully next Thursday we will start and I hate to be a downer but I'm not 100% that will happen as we've been told a few dates.... anyhow, we are keeping busy doing evangelism, intercession, Bible reading in public places throughout the city and getting extra lessons finished.
Our team is enjoying the slow pace of Africa in comparison to India and we love the rain, coconut trees and monkeys. I'm learning a little Swahili and its been a lot of fun trying to start conversations with the locals. Yesterday I stopped to look a jewelry that some Masai women(for those who don't know, my explaination is: women from tribal shepherding villages outside the city who dress in traditional clothes and look really cool...) were making. They were really sweet and we discovered that they were also Christians. We prayed for each other and it was a really exciting experience for me to bow my head and listen to these women pray to Jesus for me in their own language. They bowed their heads, closed their eyes, laid their hands on me and went on for a while. Really amazing to discover that I have family all over the world and that we will meet in Heaven one day.
Another favourite experience is riding the local buses... we will often attempt to make people laugh by singing "Acunamatata" or "In the Jungle". Life is fun with 20 girlfriends who are all here for the same reason and love adventure (I know I don't say that ever post but it really is so fun to be having daily sleepovers and to be traveling the world with a bunch of friends!).

I am working guys, but its hardly work when life is such an adventure:)

Take Care,
Stefanie