Monday, July 09, 2007

Final VIM report from Tanzania

We are in Dar! Grant dropped Marilene and Janie off at the airport and we are all settled in the catholic guest house.
John Simmons finally received his luggage (on Friday) but no word on the rest.

Clinic went well on Friday. It was sad to say good bye to everyone. We spent the rest of the evening packing. The next morning some of us brought rice and sugar to the orphanage and spent time playing with the kids.

Raymond rode with us to Dar and we spent the time eating at Spurs restaurant (i had a hamburger, some had pizza,
steak!!!!!) Then we went down the road to see the Indian Ocean! Oh, how beautiful. There were many large ships in the distance, sailboats, i saw a lighthouse across the way (i love lighthouses!) Janie kept thinking she would love to have time to scuba (she is a dive master).

We then went to Slipway, an outdoor shopping village, and made our last minute purchases for you back home. Grant thought we could be done in 1 hour, I told him there were alot of women here and we needed a little more time. He laughed at us and gave us a little more time. He had to get Marilene and Janie to the airport (they are on another
flight) and David wanted to check on the missing luggage.

The rest of the team checked into to Catholic Guest House (Hostel). Right after all of us were in our rooms and the sun had gone down, all of the electricity went out. It was pitch black in the hall, the internet, fans etc were not working. Can we handle any more fun! Well, we did and have yet another story to tell.

Some family members are worried about the London layover.
Please keep our team in your prayers for safety and security. There hasn't been any activity in a week and security is high in London. There will be more security and passport checks but we do not leave until 1pm so our team will have enough time to get thru.

Can't wait to see everyone Monday evening,

Deboria

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