We're in Africa (not anymore but you get my drift)

You can’t assume…
…Spaghetti is going to be the spaghetti with red sauce
…The tabletop is connected to the bottom
…a glass will break when you drop it on cement
…the lady who cleans your room will have two legs
…sunsets are pretty because of nature rather than pollution
…road signs are to be followed
…the back of a pick up truck is for supplies not people
…a bus has a maximum capacity
…high school boys don’t speak English…
“No falo Portuguese”-me, “oh, If you kiss me I’ll go”-boy, “wait what, uh no…”-me, “come on pretty girl, just one kiss”-him, (me covering mouth), “Sorry no..”-me
…houses will be made of bricks (what rhymes with bricks, oh STICKS)
…boys will wear boys clothes
…babies wear real diapers
…that paved roads are paved
…no means no
…there is just one translation in service

here's the example of one of these...assumptions...our house was made of sticks...so you guessed it anything can come through our walls if they can fit...like bugs, mosquitos, spiders, even lizards...oh ya...and hands..


We’re in Africa

Safari Time

the safari was amazing.
we saw so many animals (but not the :( rhino )
here's a glimpse of our safari time
it was a total of 10 hours
began at 5 am freezing (cause south africa is in winter and its cold there..believe me..)
Lynn was an amazing Safari guide, she could see animals from SO far away it was incredible and she knew all the information about everything-like that Kruger National Park was the size of Israel!!

picture time:

Africa Time

Tuesday June 22nd, 2010, Katie A, Katie F, Rachel, Sean, Anjolie&I departed from Vanguard at 2:30am getting to LAX around 3:15am.
Our plane left around 6am.
Flying 5 hours DC and had a couple hours as a layover until our next flight.
8 hours Senegal
10+ hours to Johannesburg, South Africa (because of some kind of trouble taking off)
4 hour drive to Nelspruit, South Africa.
5 scratch that more like 3 hours of sleep interrupted by poor michael throwing up in what he thought was a sink but ended up being a countertop, in his sleeping bag and all over the floor.
5am wake up call Safari Time
10 Hours of Safari
2 Hours to the Mozambique Border
2 Hours at the Mozambique Border because they wouldn't give us our visas
2 more hours to Machava, Maputo, Mozambique
Arriving on Thursday, June 24th after traveling for 36+ hours of sitting but all worth it.




but not worth loosing baby dino...hope you're enjoying the plane rides!!

Bon Dia de Mozambique

Hey all!
We finally made it to Africa! Well a week and a half ago! Today was the first chance we have gotten to access the internet that is why it has taken so long.
Our Safari was so fun and only 10 hours long ;) It was in Kruger National Park, which aparently is as big as Israel. We saw LOTS of elephants, impalas, hippos, birds, giraffes, zebras, kudu, water buck, buffalo, babboons, and of course the well known LION! We sang the lion king all day long!

We have been having a lot of fun here in Mozambique at the Machava Center! It's about 20 minutes from downtown Maputo(the capitol of Moz).
Our week schedule is full of fun activities such as teaching Arts and Crafts on Mondays and Fridays, Prayer Walk on Tuesday Thursdays, Church and Chapel on Wednesdays, Womens Bible Study on Thursdays, and Youth Group on Saturdays, Church on Sundays and playing with kids in between plus some odd jobs such as helping with laundry or kitchen or painting walls.

Today we had our first "day off" and we took an adventure to the city of Maputo and did "bargain" shopping at the market. We had lunch at Mimmos an italian restaraunt in the mall that aparently is not supposed to do business with americans...we may have been the acception. We touched the Indian Ocean and grabbed some sea shells to prove it, along with seeing some interestings sights as well.

Our favorite meals are beans and rice and chicken, rice and cucumber, and green beans and rice and of course POTATOS!!
Our least favorite are the fish peanut sauce, the sardine laced anything...and anything that has the word fish and oh wait...you can't assume anything in africa is the way it is in america...so let's just say spaghetti is not your average american/italian meal....it smells fishy.

The kids here are awesome, we have taught them many things and they have done the same!! Although language has been a barrier we have learned that showing Christ's love is not just through words but through action. So hugs and holding hands and just a simple back rub or a smile have been our expression of God's love.


Tuto Bon (everything is good),
Team Mozambique

PS. 12 more days until we are back in America.

12 hours and counting

Tomorrow at 3AM we are heading to LAX. It is crazy to think that by Wednesday afternoon we will be in South Africa! This trip came so fast. We're going to try to keep this blog updated as much as we can so stay tuned to our adventures and such! We are going to be on a Safari on Thursday and to the orphanage after that! We are so excited to be with the kids and loving on them! Our supplies are packed and we are ready for this adventure!!

Love you all and keep us in your prayers!

Expanding the Kingdom for His Glory,
Team Mozambique
Tiffany, Katie F., Rachel, Anjolie, Katie A., & Sean

PS. As soon as we get internet we will try to post a new blog so stay tuned!