Jambo from Legho Village!!! We have all arrived safely at Legho and enjoying the hospitality of Papa Deo. Everyone is doing well and is healthy. All the girls are sleeping on foam mattresses in Deo's uncle's house about 200 feet from the house where all the boys and the local YL leaders are staying. This has been an incredible day! It is about a 2 and a half hour drive to get here. About half way we heard "there is Kilimanjaro". We looked out at the horizon and did not see it. Only then did you realize you had to look up in the clouds to see the snow near the summit. Initially there was silence when people realized the size od what they were looking at, but then a "WOW". We were able to stop and take a few pictures. I would guess we were probably 50 miles from the summit and the entire horizon was covered as far as you could see with that one mountain. Just when we thought it could not get better, Alexis' phone rang and the call was to tell him that Liz' camera had been found! God just kept the hits coming today.
The dirt road to Legho is hard to describe, but bumpy and narrow is a start. When we reached the stopping point, Jim Shelton said "OK boys, what the term for 'beyond rural'?". The local kids came running and followed us up the hill (too steep for the bus) having a great time seeing the strange white faces on their mountain.
The view from the back of Deo's land is nothing short of incredible and I am sure all the kids will be raving about it. Kilimanjaro is probably 75 miles off and you can see it clearly. Never seen a view like it.
Time for lights out. All the kids did great today and are happy to be in the very tropical looking Africa. Tomorrow we play with the kids and work on the medical clinic. I understand that Saturday may be a football (soccer) match of team USA vs. Team Africa. That won't be pretty.
Everyone appreciates your thoughts and prayers. Elizabeth has been kind enough to share the emails she has received. I am sure tomorrow will be a very special day for all ther kids-and the adults. Hope all is well with everyone back home.
Mark Block
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Thank you, thank you for the incredible messages. Your posts help make the distance between us seem small. We are amazed by how much you have already accomplished and we know there is much more to be done. We will continue to pray for your health and safety, and that you will experience God's majesty and the splendor of his world in the days to come. Julia and Jessica miss you terribly, and we love you SO Much, XOXO,Lou, Pete & Oconee
ReplyDeleteHello everyone,
ReplyDeleteThis journey seems to have been, so far, the most exciting experience ever!! The “blogs” are a very welcome communication and as you can imagine the first thing in the morning is to check the email!
I wish we could have been “flies on the wall” – or on the bus to Legho – when you first saw Kilimanjaro. I can only imagine the intake of breath and then the “Oh my goodness” what have we let ourselves in for look on every ones faces!! Personally the safari sounds like a jolly good idea!!
You have all been working hard and I think you will continue to do so, but having an experience of a life time. We look forward to seeing pictures. It still amazes us both that you are half way around the world and not only can we communicate fairly easily but get pictures as well. Amazing – especially when I think not to far away are the Victoria falls that were discovered by Europeans just over 150 years ago.
Keep safe and be careful. Thinking about you guys all the time. Extra special love and thoughts to Shannon and Charlie.
Lele and Michael (Seamore and Lucy too)
Hi young life group. We just wanted to drop a note to our beautiful daughter and all of you. Sounds like you are all working hard and that God is using you in amazing ways. May you continue to move in the rhythms of his grace as you enter into the pain, despair and joy of the kids you are serving. We are praying for the group and asking God to bles the things you put your hands to. May you be a gift to those you come across and may Africa be a special gift to each one of you that will be etched on to the canvas of your hearts.
ReplyDeleteMariah we all miss you very much. Your brothers and sisters are going crazy without you..they send their love. Wish we could be there with you, but we are with you in spirit.
All our love,
Dad and mom (Mark and Jeanette Priddy) and the whole gang