Hello everyone!
I have been back in Tanzania for a month now and it is scary
how fast the weeks are going. I
absolutely love being back here and am now settled back into life here. It is
very hot here at the moment and several missionaries are saying they can only
remember one or two times that it has been hotter than this! It is also great to be
back using Swahili! I absolutely love learning this language and get excited every time
I learn a new word and find a sentence to use it in! Learning the grammar side of it is less fun but despite that, my Swahili lessons with Deb each week are a time I look forward to.
Rehema is doing well at the moment and there is a buzz of
activity which is exciting! The workshop just feels so alive! Morning devotions
with the Rehema women have started up again and reading the bible, praying
together and singing is such incredible way to start the day. Rehema has a new project manager, Mary, who is
doing an incredible job and made such a difference already. It is such a
blessing to have her at Rehema. Natalie, Mary and I also live together now so I
would really appreciate your prayers that we can live and work together well
and approach any challenges with patience and love for each other.
It was great to come back and see Sarabi. I never knew I
would miss my dog as much as I did and I was excited to see her, until I
actually saw her! It was dark when we got back and I went out to see her and
she was jumping around completely hyper and so much bigger than I left her! I
had a moment of panic that I was going to be scared of my own dog! Fortunately
the next morning she looked slightly less scary and we are getting along very
well together!
There is an awesome Go MAD team here for 6 months. They are
a really friendly team and I have loved hanging out with them and really look
forward to getting to know them better.
It was such an encouragement when I was home over Christmas to hear that people actually read these blogs so I promise now to try and update you all more regularly!
