Mozambique update- June 21

Hey Guys! It's Emmie here. This is our last night in Beira and we have really enjoyed our time here. Yesterday we got to go swimming in the Indian ocean and have eaten all sorts of interesting things, including grilled fish (fins, teeth, and all) and lots of prawns (giant shrimp). This morning we split into two groups and went to different churches. We had a true African experience! At the church I attended, Barb gave her testimony and Jeff did the sermon. We had a great translator to help us along. At the other church Dave gave the sermon and Kelsie was even asked to name a baby that was being baptized! She named it Esparaza, which is Hope in Portuguese. After church we got to visit with the children, that was amazing for all of us. We haven't done much construction work yet, but we have definitely been building relationships with the people of Beira, which is just as, or even more, important. We have all been learning that flexibility is the theme of this missions trip. We have a great group of people here and have had so much fun! One thing we keep hearing from the people of Beira is that prayer is the most important and most effective way of strengthening and encouraging the Christian community here. Thank you so much for your prayers and please continue to keep us in them. Tomorrow morning we will be making the trip to Gorangosa, where we will stay for the next week. We may not be updating until we return to Beira because we are not sure of the internet connection there. We will talk to you when we get back to Beira! We hope you all are doing well!Emmie