Here is one example of maximizing our time. Steve Larmey is the only guy I know and this is probably one of the few groups in the world that could get away with this. We had a 2 hr meeting that included some vey significant topics while driving a very busy road back to Dar Es Salaam. Luckily when the driver went off the shoulder of the road and dropped down into a huge ditch we made it to the other side. The consensus from everyone in the bus after that was let’s just not worry about getting home a few minutes earlier and get back on the road. The meeting went on.
As part of the finishing BBQ we played an inter-continental volleyball game. The is the Africa team who started the game trash talking about how easily they could beat the American team. This included many chants and songs about Mother Africa.
However they met a superior team armed with unity and firepower. Note especially the American spiking the ball and the one who had just set him.
Needless to say we drew quite a crowd of people interested in watching the African team take on the US team. They were treated to both a cultural oddity and US victory. There is still some questions about the Kenyan official and the final score but we are confident that our victory will stand.
Getting the chance to eat, share stories, pray , travel, rest, study, worship, and laugh with the Africans has been a really amazing experience. I am trying to find the words to describe our experience here and the heart & quality of the leaders that care so much for the kids they work with, the countries they live in, and all of Africa. It has been a tremendous gift to get to witness the Kingdom of God in so many ways. My heart is overfilled, yet broken at the same time, is that possible??
We are out for another 2 days, as we head into the bush....Lions, and Tigers, and......
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