Life in Mozambique means…
Living in Machava
Beacon of Hope ministry is home
Living with team Genuine
Sleeping under a mosquito net
Air mattresses and sleeping bags
Cold showers
Washing out hair in the faucet
Running water until noon
Stockpiling water in ever possible container
Treating our drinking water
Electricity most of the time
Slow internet for a week and then only from 11pm-6am
Having our laundry done FOR us 3 times a week
Dish duty every 2nd day
Picking/killing lice for the first 2 weeks
Trying to escape from swarms of mosquitoes at night
Malaria tests
Getting high from the fumes of red paint/gloss
Church services in our front yard
Amazing worship with the harmonizing boys of BOHA
Devotions in a hammock up high in the tree
Reading through Leviticus and Numbers
Playing barefoot soccer in the afternoons on our property
Beginning the new series Alcatraz with Rebecca
Day trips to Maputo to see the beach or buy necessities
Being stopped by the police with AK47’s and detained for not having our passports
Being prevented (by police) from entering our property before we showed our identification
Trying to relearn some of Microsoft Access I’ve forgotten since graduating
Updating Angie’s donor database
Helping create/layout an internship program for BOHA
Praying over Mozambique and BOHA everyday
Teaching English, Bible, Art and Music to the 7 boys in the BOHA program this year
Having 7 new brothers: Felex, Armando, Isaias, Alfredo, Jose, Jocque and David
Celebrating Children’s Day by hanging out toys and candy
Going to the small village of Chaquilane for an outreach weekend with the boys
Scraping, plastering, sanding and painting a clinic in Chaquilane
Painting Angie’s living room and kitchen
20-30C weather
Amazing African sunsets
Snakes and spiders and some baby cockroaches
Being woken up to rain crashing on the tin roof
Small town feel with sand roads and cement houses
A new, mini French press for fresh coffee in the A.M.
Fresh bread for breakfast
Helping cook incredible meals
Samosas, Mexican, French Fries, Shepard’s Pie, burritos
Baking pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, chocolate cake, fruit salad, smores and lots of cookies
Being so blessed, loved and taken care of by our ministry contact, Angie
Living with a 14 yr old “brother” and 12 yr old “sister”
Loving on and being loved by Popeñu, our 5 yr old “little brother”
Getting to meet the families of Felex and Armando
Trying to understand Portuguese through my knowledge of Spanish
Learning some Shangan (local dialect)
Shapas as our main form of transportation
Bartering at the market for fun, African things
Getting extensions and braids
Wearing kapilanas
Being given an African name: Yotasse (yo-ta-she)
Sharing my life story with my team
