Hi Everyone,
Today we started the day with a bible study in Philippians led by Pamela. We then proceeded to have a yummy breakfast of egg and cheese burritos with hot sauce. Jim and Corinne with World Venture joined us for breakfast and then we had a prayer time.
George and Rodger left to go to the Christian Academy to work on their computers, and then over to Jim and Corinne’s to help them with their computers.
Larry and myself continued to work on the guest quarters. Larry was finishing up doing the plumbing and diagnosing a few problems while I installed hardware on the doors. The place is really shaping up. Rodger has two Mozambicans, Isaac and Joaquin, helping us to complete the painting which is really transforming the overall appearance. The iron screens are in place with work starting on the gate which will complete that portion of the work. We also worked on the window frames that will be getting new glass that Roger will pick up tomorrow.
Pam was able to meet with Lydia today who is a neighbor that we met yesterday. She came to the house and Pam helped her with learning English and she helped Pam with Portuguese and Xangana. Xangana is the language that the working class are familiar with and Portuguese the trade language. It was fun learning just a few words in Xangana to greet the locals which they thought was very unusual to hear white people speaking their language. Rodger says that Xangana is the language of the heart. It is so much fun to spend time with Rodger and see him interact with these people because of his love for them and to see them respond in turn. It just catches these people off guard that a white man is interested in them and their culture.
At the end of the day we had our first customer to the guest quarters. Since Larry was able to get the hot water working to the shower, Joaquin thought he would try it out and he loved it! It is heart warming to realize that Lakeside can be involved in such a worthy endeavor that will impact these people for God’s Kingdom. Roger hopes to have these rooms occupied with young people who will go out into this community and share the good news and do ministry by January.
At the end of the day Lynn made us a Brazilian dish with beans, rice, tomatoes, onions, and garlic that was very tasty for dinner. Afterwards we headed into town to have some ice cream and drink some coffee next to the Indian Ocean. This was a nice little break from work. We hope to start getting out a little more to see more of Mozambique before we come home. Thank You again for your support and prayers.
Lee
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