Mozambique - Day 5: Visiting friends and women's bible study

Day 5 was a Thursday.  Alan had some things to do at "the land" (where they are building the new house) and we still had lots of friends to meet.  We got up early and headed out with Rachel and the girls to meet more people.  Later that afternoon, I was able to join Rachel and Martha (one of the missionaries) and some of their Mozambician friends for a women's bible study.  

Here are some highlights/memories from Day 5:

*I'm not sure if I've mentioned this yet.  But every time Alan introduced Aaron as his younger brother, everyone would look at Aaron, then Alan and they would say that they "have the same face".  Basically, they look a lot a like.  Even when we couldn't understand Makua, we always knew that's what they were saying based on their faces and hand gestures. ha.

*First things first.  The girls put on their new pineapple dresses from Nettie so that we could get some pictures before they got dirty!

*Those girls are pretty funny when it comes to climbing the truck. 

*Alan has a motorcycle that he rides around town.  I took this picture mainly for Nettie. :)

*We attempted to get a picture of us with all three girls. Fail.  But we got a few other cute pictures.

*Our first visiting stop was at the Imam's house.  The Imam is a leader at the local mosque.  He was quite a vibrant man and even startled Katie with his loud greeting as soon as we arrived. (she may have cried...) Aaron thought it was amazing that he was wearing a very clean, very white shirt and pants.. considering how much dirt there is!  The Imam's wife was so sweet and sent home a sack of flour with us.  

*Side note: We were gifted a few things on our stay, but we left it all behind.  We didn't think US customs would be too happy with our flour, onions, and peanuts. :)

*Next stop was at the home of a local evangelist.  We enjoyed spending some time at their home and meeting the family.

*Our last visit was to Rachel's language teacher's house.  Unfortunately, I cannot remember her name right now.  and unfortunately, she was not home when we got there, but we did get to meet some of her kids.  Her house is at the foot of a mountain and has incredible views.  (We did get to meet the language teacher a few days later at the Howell's house)

 

*Afterwards we went to a local restaurant and enjoyed some Coke! :) in glass bottles! :)  and then went and looked around the market for a little while.  Since petty theft is fairly common over there, I did not take any pictures at the restaurant or market to share.

*When we got home, we were surprised with another gift.  Sugared peanuts.  They taste like honey roasted peanuts, but it's made with sugar.  I believe it was from the wife of one of the workers (I need to verify some of these facts with Alan or Rachel).  They were sooo good!  We ate all of them. :) Of course we shared with the family.

*That afternoon, I was able to join Rachel, Martha, and some Mozambican ladies for a bible study.  They sang some songs in Makua.  (I mainly just listened.. since I was not very good at reading Makua. ha!.. I did try though)  We also read and discussed Matthew 7:13-14, the narrow and wide gates.

*After the study, we ate some sheema (ok I seriously have no idea how to spell it!), which is ground corn, along with beans and potatoes.  Sheema is a staple among everyone we met in Mozambique.  Anytime we were fed, we always had Sheema, and usually beans.  I'll be honest and say that I don't love beans.. but the sheema was pretty good. :)

*When we got back home, some of the missionary kids were over playing outside.  

*That night we played some games with Alan and Rachel and packed up to leave for the game reserve the next morning. (can't wait to share pictures!)

 More to come! (slowly by surely!)