Fifth Update from Tanzania

Sorry for the lag in communication, but the internet here at the LJS is really temperamental and spotty.

Yesterday I visited the well at Mazizi. I rode with Grant, Raymond, Joseph, and Solomon. At Mazizi we first had sweet tea, took Jefferson (the Mazizi evangelist) to the well site. The well is producing but has poor water quality.

Remind me to show you the pictures of the wheelbarrow...

We then took Jefferson back to Mazizi where we were invited to eat lunch. Rice and fatty meat of some kind. The hospitality is incredible. When leaving I was presented with a gift of appreciation. You probably guessed it... a chicken. I named it" Sandy" . We then went to a village called Lubungo to look at possible well sites.

While I was well inspecting, Mike went with Luca for the day. They spent all morning in Morogoro buying building supplies, then took them to the village (an hour's drive) and laid out the footprint for a new church. Mike got a good taste of what an average day for Luca "the master builder" looks like.

Last night Jacob invited all of the Americans to a dinner party at his house. The other Americans in our party are Floyd and Betty from Tulsa and Linda and Diane- both from the Seattle , Washington area. They befriended Jacob when he was at seminary there. There were probably 25 people there and we got to meet Jacob's mother. A good time was had by all. We took "Sandy" and left her there...

Today we went to the Masaai cattle auction. It was like a state fair. Hundreds of Masaai with their cattle. No games but everything Masaai: clothing, knives, clubs, shoes, goats, donkeys. There was also a food court with the freshest food possible. In fact the slaughter area was right next to the barbecue pit. Yum!!

After lunch, a group of us went to the orphanage and had a great time playing with the kids. Tonight we're off to a hotel for dinner.

Tomorrow is Jacob's consecration which is expected to last 5-hours. The Prime Minister is going to be here to address the crowd. It will be very interesting!

From Mark