Another week draws to a close. It has been such a lovely week weather-wise. It has warmed noticeably during the evening hours and the days are mild and sunny. I no longer require socks or cuddle duds when I sleep and have managed to not need my rice bag in the evenings. Hope I didn't make a mistake not bringing any short sleeve tops.
We had a new group arrive on Wednesday evening right after
the large groups left on Monday and Tuesday.
Three adventuresome women from Christ the King White Bear Lake came to
visit and are spending this weekend in their village which is quite a way south
of here. Bea Jones has been here once
before and the other two are new and seem to be thoroughly enjoying everything. They brought me a box of brownie mix and some
salad dressing mix to help me expand what is in the cupboard here.
The two young men who came here in the early part of July to
volunteer at Huruma Orphanage and teach at Image Secondary School came back to
Iringa from Image on Tuesday. They are
leaving for home on Saturday after six weeks of working and living with the
people of Tanzania. Connor taught
economics at Image and Lars taught English.
They are both very charming young men and they loved their work
here. Both young men are also very
tall! They command a lot of attention
just walking down the street. When back
in the States, Lars will be a junior at Gustavus and Connor will be returning
to Loyola in Chicago, after he spends the next semester in Italy.
We also have two young women staying with us in our
apartment. Kaia met Ken when they both
attended a disaster response conference through the University this
spring. In conversation Kaia mentioned
that she was volunteering for a month in Kenya and then going to Tanzania to
visit a friend who is in the Peace Corp in Mbeya, Tanzania. Ken invited the two young women to be our
guests here when they came on Safari.
They arrived on Tuesday night and will be leaving on Saturday as
well. Kaia will be heading back to the
US to return to medical school and Zoey will head back to Mbeya for her second
year of commitment to the Peace Corp.
Last night we had all four young people over for dinner which was
fun. I made beef stew (sort of) with
potatoes, carrots and beef I purchased through the Lutheran Center. Not too bad for my first effort with
that. (Ed. comment: it was fabulous! kpo)
We spent the rest of the evening playing Farkle which brings out the
competition in everybody. Lots of
laughing and smart talk! What energetic
and selfless young people doing amazing things!
We finally have made connection with our dear friend
John. He has been busy with his
companion congregation Shepherd of the Valley and their group from the United
States visiting here. John has many
friends from many churches. He is a
cheerful, helpful person who has served as interpreter for many of us. We are so excited that he will be coming to
Minnesota at the end of October and will be staying through the Fall
Festival. There will be lots of people
wanting to see him. He is a little
nervous about his first plane ride. I
don't blame him. It is a long way
through some very large airports. He
will do fine though because he speaks very good English and will be able to
sort out any problems he might run into.
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