Our life, lately.

Well there is nothing like pig slaughtering to share again, but in the last week:

• we learned about some of the work going on in Geita region that other groups are doing. We went to a place called Nelico, where there is an orphanage and community outreach for things like child labor laws and family planning. Although Nelico isn't a religious organization, they told us how the work of Christians encourages them to keep doing what they are working towards. 
• On Friday the interns went with Alicia Groen to buy fabric and kaangas. Kangaas are a type of wrap around skirt that are a life saver when you are just so tired of wearing skirts. We then took all of our material (a considerable amount when you consider that only four of us were making purchases) to a lady named Suzie who will make them into purses and wallets and things like that. I think she may also be making Bryan a hat, which I am sure we will photograph as soon as possible. 
• Saturday was spent at the gold mine, with the Intern Babysitting night to follow. 
• We went to church with Calvin Groen at a new church plant here in Geita on Sunday. There were only about a dozen Tanzanians there, but their excitement about the forming church is an encouragement to the team here. 
• Monday was the day for our intern team to really get our feet wet and practice our Swahili. We walked into town where we (painfully) tried to order our own meals at a small restaurant, and then headed to the market to buy all of the food we would need to make dinner for ourselves and our missionary hosts. The highlight of the day was riding motorcycle taxis back up the hill to our houses, even though Kelcy and I thought we were for sure lost. Don't worry- we made it back safely, and our chicken tetrazini was delicious. 
• Yesterday was spent in Makiwasha village, where we got to see the church building they are working on, as well as building a stove for our friend Yohanna.

This coming weekend the interns will be split up and we will each be bonding with a family in one of the villages. I think we are all really excited, but I am at least really nervous. 

I know we are all getting to the point where we miss home, so your prayers would be appreciated, and emails with news of our lives back home are also nice to read. We love you guys!