Dear Family& Friends…
A few numbers for you. Since we’ve arrived in Mozambique we have worshiped with 7 churches, visited 8 sponsored children and their families and received 4 live chickens as gifts. Two Chestnuts fell in the water. We attended 2 birthday parties and eaten in 4 homes. We dug 2 latrines and saw 2 elephants up close and personal. We squeezed
16 people in 1 very mini-van. We’ve walked through 4 markets. We provided 26 hours of training for 92 people (nurses, pastors, women, staff, volunteers and Sunday School teachers). We’ve eaten in 5 local restaurants and consumed at least 168 chickens and 55 lbs of rice; we lost count of the bottles of Fanta. Elliot alone has taken over 4000 pictures. We’ve been gifted 3 straw hats. Barb was called momma by 1 sponsored child. There’ve been 2 flat tires. We’ve watched the USA lose 1 “football” game as we played 6 vuvuzelas. We danced (some of us badly) with about 200 children in 2 Bible clubs. One unnamed female staff employed by OHC lost 1 skirt after 1 relay race. We found 1 Southern Cross in a field of billions of stars on 1 sort-of clear night. Alyssa& Ellie attempted to teach 300 kids to play kick ball. We’ve given 200 backpacks, 40 soccer balls, 10 dodgeballs,165 wash clothes, 1 parachute and a whole bunch of other gifts to the local Food for the Hungry. One heel is healing. One box of cheez-its was not shared. Jenny took 1 motorcycle ride. Patty sent 1 email successfully. Owen has shot 3 hours of video. Doug, Neil& Karla preached 230 minutes total. And we have grown to love the people of Mozambique the weight of an elephant.
We love you all and appreciate your prayers and thoughts. It’s hard to believe that tomorrow (Sunday) is our last day in Gorongosa.
On behalf of the Moz Team,
Pastor Del (Doug)
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