Hello everybody!
Im not dead... but it’s hard to get on the internet. There is only one line, and often it doesn’t work, or it is so very slow, that it takes 2 minutes to open one email So that’s why I m not writing a lot. We are also very busy. In the weeks we have bible study from 8am- lunch. And in the afternoons or evenings we go different places, to help the missionaries, to see something special or just to the town were there is a marked and you can buy the most necessary things. Wherever we go, people point at us an call us “Mzungu”, which means white person. Lots of children yell “Haavearyou” we almost feel like famous people. It was very funny in the beginning, but we are starting to get more annoyed by it. You can blend in with the mass anywhere. Our white skin is drawing lots of attention.
We have also experienced the African daily life. Last weekend 5 from my group(me included) when out into the mountains with one of the missionaries. It was kind of a seminar where the local people learned about Jesus, but they also teach the women about their rights. Another important subject is health and how to avoid common diseases. After it got dark we put up a generator, projector and video player, and then they could watch the Jesus movie in their own language. It was amazing. About 300 people gathered in a small classroom to watch movies. They were almost sitting on top of each other. This was in a village were there is no electricity or running water(in the houses). It’s amazing to see how they live with so little. They are very poor, but they are full laughter and joy. These people are thirsting after the message of Jesus. We are selling books, and they are crazy about them. It is so special to see how much Jesus means to them. They are almost fighting to have a testimony at the Sunday services. Everybody wants to tell about their saviour.
One fantastic thing that I just have to mentions from our trip up in the mountains is the sky of stars. It was just amazing to lie in the grass and look up at the million of lights. With no electricity in miles around, it’s just increadible!
I hope all of you are doing well. Im am thinking about you, even though you don’t hear so much from me these days.
Mungu akubariki…. Means May God bless you
