September 13 (evening)
Okay, so I wrote that post yesterday (9/13) morning before we really even left Maputo. I am now at a friend of the Snider’s near Bara. We are about half way to Nampula but the traveling has not been easy. As you can see from the picture (on the next post this one is on our way to the beach) the pot holes are HUGE! We had to drive through a district that miss used their road funds and as punishment to that district they will not get any more money to fix it. So imagine driving down a road that has more pot holes then road. Some pot holes are so wide that the car has no choice but to hit it.
We are riding in a minivan that is really nice but so loaded down with luggage that there is no clearance between the wheels and the car. Every hole and every slight wave in the road the car bottomed out. I thought for sure that the car had gotten a flat tire at least 10 times on Sunday. God was amazing because we got all the way to our first stop without any problems at all.
Last night we stayed at a guy’s house that Steve had met in Maputo. He was staying at the Oasis and they got to talking and asked us to stay at his house. His name is Luke and he has been in Mozambique for about 5 years. He is handing out New Testament recordings to people in the bush. His story is so cool to listen to. Luke also hosts groups of people from America to help him pass out the New Testaments as well as bring them to him from America. He has a friend staying with him who just joined him in August. His name is Robert. From the way I understand it, Robert was just coming on a short term trip and loved it so much that he decided to stay and help. Their house was really amazing, there are no words to explain it. It is on the beach. You walk out the back and they have a little yard and a porch and then it is the Indian Ocean. I sat out there this morning and just looked. So amazing!
We arrived at their house at about 7, the kids did their home work and the Amani ran around like a maniac. We ordered pizza for dinner; I had the spiciest piece of pizza ever. It was so hot that my lips were swollen! After dinner we stayed up and talked for a while and I sat outside for some time. I slept so well that the sun did not even wake me up enough to roll over. Yesterday was a great day!
Okay, so I wrote that post yesterday (9/13) morning before we really even left Maputo. I am now at a friend of the Snider’s near Bara. We are about half way to Nampula but the traveling has not been easy. As you can see from the picture (on the next post this one is on our way to the beach) the pot holes are HUGE! We had to drive through a district that miss used their road funds and as punishment to that district they will not get any more money to fix it. So imagine driving down a road that has more pot holes then road. Some pot holes are so wide that the car has no choice but to hit it.
We are riding in a minivan that is really nice but so loaded down with luggage that there is no clearance between the wheels and the car. Every hole and every slight wave in the road the car bottomed out. I thought for sure that the car had gotten a flat tire at least 10 times on Sunday. God was amazing because we got all the way to our first stop without any problems at all.
Last night we stayed at a guy’s house that Steve had met in Maputo. He was staying at the Oasis and they got to talking and asked us to stay at his house. His name is Luke and he has been in Mozambique for about 5 years. He is handing out New Testament recordings to people in the bush. His story is so cool to listen to. Luke also hosts groups of people from America to help him pass out the New Testaments as well as bring them to him from America. He has a friend staying with him who just joined him in August. His name is Robert. From the way I understand it, Robert was just coming on a short term trip and loved it so much that he decided to stay and help. Their house was really amazing, there are no words to explain it. It is on the beach. You walk out the back and they have a little yard and a porch and then it is the Indian Ocean. I sat out there this morning and just looked. So amazing!
We arrived at their house at about 7, the kids did their home work and the Amani ran around like a maniac. We ordered pizza for dinner; I had the spiciest piece of pizza ever. It was so hot that my lips were swollen! After dinner we stayed up and talked for a while and I sat outside for some time. I slept so well that the sun did not even wake me up enough to roll over. Yesterday was a great day!
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