Uwe nipantakitifu! Uwe yesu! (Makua: welcome Holy Spirit! Welcome Jesus!)
Here we are...only 8 days of class left before graduation on December 4. Time has really flown here and it's bittersweet to think about not seeing the same "family" everyday...walking eachother through laughter and even bellyaches or widespread mysterious illness (we have all attained victory!!) and water and power outages...what do you expect from Africa? Yesterday I called a fan an air conditioner...oh boy the heat must have gotten to me;))
So here's an update on our practical missions project...because of changes and extending the borders of the picture to include the ENTIRE building, we still have our work cut out for us, and with a recent mysterious illness striking the camp (20 students on base, 7 missions school staff, 5 longterm missionaries, and 15 students who went into the bush) we had to call a "Be Still, and Know" moment and rest. However, it's coming along...Madagascar characters are developing well...
Schedule to follow:
Thanksgiving is this week and it really does not feel like traditional turkey time as turkeys are rare and stores aren't decorated for Christmas!! Haha...it's definitely becoming more summery here...temperatures seem to be rising daily...Also this week longterm missionary interviews begin (for anyone expressing interest in partnering with any Iris base in the next 6 mos-2 years) Its really neat to hear how the Lord is moving and giving visions to many of the students for longterm missions work.
This week I'm excited to see what's gonna develop...it's gonna be an adventure as it has been...and I'm looking forward to going out with two longterm missionaries (Antoinette and Annalisa: twins) for pancakes...with vanilla ice cream...yum dessert is always nice;))
Well this week's email is very short and non-dramatic...aside from the widespread icky-poos ;) things are bon!! Muito bon!! And I must give kudos out to my roommate Jetty (yetty) for ALL her hard work nursing all the sick ones in our row of houses (1-6) including every member of our house...my bout was less than 24 hours and I think it was tied more to a reaction to Malerone (malaria pill) and dehydration...overcomers we are!!
Well blessings to y'all!!
Deus Abencoe!
Desi
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