We saw monkeys!

We had our first full day in Xai-Xai today. It was great to have a little bit of a Sabbath, even if it was a cold and rainy one. After a breakfast at the Lehman’s home, we headed to a local church. When we opened the doors of our cars in the church yard, we could already hear their singing! It took my breath away… the sound of their voices was so powerful. At one point they sang “How Great Thou Art” in shon-gon. The fame of the Lord is always amazing to me. The reach of his hand is limitless.

During the day, we got to meet and get to know a younger missionary couple (Lindi and Zach with their 1 ½ year old son Isaac) that lives in an apartment at the Lehman’s home. They’ve been here waiting to be transferred to northern Mozambique for a few months. It was insightful to talk to them since they remind me of some of my friends at home, and it’s evident that there will be great work done through them.

We had lunch at a restaurant on the beach that we traveled to via the bumpiest road in Africa (at least in my limited experience). Todd, Danielle, and I had “prawns” (aka shrimp – not what we call prawns in the States) that were great! On the way home from the restaurant, Zac Allen, Dennis, Danielle, and Todd saw SEVEN MONKEYS! (Danni and I were jealous because we were in another car.)

When we got back from the restaurant, some vendors met us at the Lehman’s gate to sell us souvenirs. We found out from Nurse Sue that one of them, Stephen, was working very hard to educate himself and uses some of the money he makes on souvenirs for bus rides to school. Later in the day, Danielle, Danni, Zac, Allen, and I went to the beach to explore some.

Also, the power has been going off and on all day in Xai-Xai because they are working on power lines, so we almost thought we wouldn’t get the blog posted tonight.

I’m so excited for what is in for our team as we head to villages this week and see how the 100Wells project is affecting people’s lives!

-Tiffany