It's hard to believe that Jessica and Mike will be leaving Thursday morning to start heading home from Africa. They still won't get back to Dallas until Monday. But when I talked to her today she really wasn't ready to leave. It's hard to believe that this village has no access to the outside world. The people there don't have computers or phones in their homes and there is no mail service. So once they leave, there will be no more communication. She says that they have all gotten very attached to the girls they have been working with. The girls don't want Jessica and the other ladies to leave. Today they gave them the book that they had received from a teacher at Lesa's school and the girls went crazy when they got them. Jessica said you would have thought that it was Christmas. Everyone there is so over the top with their emotions.
Church yesterday was three hours of shoulder to shoulder sitting. Two hours of the service was in Swahili, but that it was not a dull moment there was singing and dancing and praising God. How great it is to know that you can still worship the Lord even if you are half way away the world, in a culture that is so far removed from what you know. Our God can work His wonders anywhere he sees fit.
Now to clarify the safari that Jessica will be going on. All of the men our going into the jungle to visit with some tribes. So the women in the group, Jessica included, and their bodyguard are going to drive around in their jeep and try to find animals in their native habitat....basically this is a DIY safari.
I know that they have had a great time spreading the word in Africa and I can't wait to see all the pictures and hear all the stories.
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