For those who don’t know, we’re headed to Mozambique this week. We’re headed up with the church Sara went to when she was studying abroad, Claremont Methodist and will be there for two weeks (back July 16/17). We’re going to an orphanage in a rural area of Mozambique and will hopefully benefit LCW by gathering ideas that work up at this children’s center and pass them along.
On Sunday the church commissioned off the team and we had to introduce ourselves: “Ian, Ian, Nicky, Jess, Jess, Andrew, Sara, Sarah, Bronwyn”. No joke. And we thought our house of three Sara(h)s was impressive. Not only are the names impressive, the people themselves are such a wonderful blessing. The fellowship we have been able to have with them at team meetings and fundraisers is beautiful and much needed. One of the Jess’s cracks us up with her energetic dancing, beatboxing, craziness. Bronwyn encourages us with her realness and joyous spirit. It is so good to be part of a team, to be with one mission, one page we’re all on. Even though we are still often not sure of what is going on, we feel a part of something and that is good. Very good. Except when they make you do fashion shows in front of perfect strangers at a breakfast fundraiser. That gets a bit sketchy. We had to wear sarongs and walk the “runway” with attitude. It was supposed to give an idea to people who we were. So I guess we’re two awkward models from what people saw on Saturday.
Our journey to Mozambique will consist of three days of driving with another team from Jo’burg. It started with getting fun visas from Mozambique, an expensive passport accessory because of our US nationality, and a long wait in the city center for our passports to clear.
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