JAMBO! (Hello in Swahili)
I am happy to say that we (Team CRUX) are now in Tanzania safe and sound! Mwanza to be exact! It is BEAUTIFUL! We are on the southern most point of lake Victoria! Lots of fishing boats on the lake. They say they catch a lot of Talapia fish (which we actually had for dinner last night…bones and all 🙂 but typical of AFRICA! ) The hills that surround this area are soo nice as well. Their are massive white rocks that protrude up out of the hills all over the area that give it a very unique atmosphere different than the areas I have been thus far in Africa. It is very GREEN and lush because it is so close to the water! SO NICE. Pastor Paul is who we are working with for the month! He has provided/ opened his home up to us this month where we will live with him in community (much of what I have been learning on this trip)! We are soooo thankful to have a house to stay in…we even have BEDS!! BONUS! 5 girls in 2 queen beds… but they are still BEDS 🙂 and…. drum roll pleaseeee….a WESTERN TOILET!!! No squatty (it’s a miracle in itself!!) AMEN to that. We just got here yesterday after a 16 hour bus ride from Kenya. We are praying that many AMAZING things will happen this month and we hope to learn a lot from Pastor Paul, his family, the community,and his church (which is SOOO CUTE by the way) I will try to get pictures of it up when I get a chance! Today we are going to be working with the Womens ministry leading a bible study. Every afternoon this week Pastor Paul has a different ministry opportunity for us! We also will be doing a lot of door to door, a conference, preaching, open airs (where people in the community gather where we go and we play music and give a message and dance A LOT). LOTS OF GOOD STUFF we don’t even know about!! VERY EXCITED!
I have been informed I still need 3,228 dollars in support money to finish this amazing mission around the world!
If you have anything that you can give… big or small… it will all go towards growing the Kingdom of God and spreading the LOVE he has to his people through my hands and feet. AND I COULD NOT BE MOOOOOOOORE EXCITED TO DO IT! I loooove this life I am living even if the living conditions are minimal and the food has bones in it. I praise HIM for the little things that I would of never thought of before…. and that’s what this trip is teaching me. TO BE THANKFUL in all things because God will provide… just like he does with the lillies and the sparrows…. He will always provide for his people.
Thank you ASANTE SANA! Have a wonderful DAY!!
Peace & Love.
