12Stone Mozambique Blog: From Cattle to the Sea

There was a low tide at the beach this morning. Chris was able to join Todd, Danni, Logan, and Ellyce as they explored the rocks, and sat on the sand during the sunrise. Instead of going to a well dedication, we visited The Cattle Project that World Hope International has been doing for the past few years. The village we went to received the cattle from another village when their cattle had produced offspring. It is very similar to a pyramid, as the herd grows, the villagers give a certain number to another and so one, until there are many cattle. The villagers were so thankful and praised God along with us for the well they had received (in 2007) and the cattle they were given. The people of the village had been taking care of both and their lives had changed so much. We could see it in the smiles, and they could see it in ours. As a team, we were able to enjoy hot tea and boiled cassava root with the villagers. Thank you for the gift ya’ll gave us today!

It was a shorter day out in the field today, so the team seized the opportunity to visit the local beach and do some swimming. It could only be described as amazing! The tide was very low and what was left before the large rock reef were large crystal clear pools of water containing everything you might see in a local aquarium store (including the colors). Each of us took turns using the one pair of goggles to see some of the most beautiful sights. For dinner, we had kudu chili with delicious mango cobbler provided by Jason and Rachel Helm. We are ending the night with a great game of Apples to Apples. Tomorrow we look forward to visiting the orphanage. Please pray for our team as we continue our mission trip for one last day. Thank you again!

Love,

George, Daniel, Chris, Todd, Logan, Ellyce, and Danni