Another Sunday on the Road -- Part 1

This Sunday we loaded up for what turned out to be an all day event. A pastor from the Phoenix area is here for the pastor's conference and was scheduled to speak at a village church yesterday. We were invited to tag along and we of course took the invitation. It was a 2 1/2 hour journey into a part of Mozambique that was new to us.

ready to go

rice fields outside of Quelimane....complete with little huts
Imagine how they must flood!

We had to stop to pick up some area pastors to take with us.
We did some car repairs at the pit-stop.
This is actually at a training facility that the Baptist have in this little town.
That is where the men are having the pastor's conference.
It is the African equivalent to RidgeCrest!

Precious!

Meghan helping Uncle John at the well there.

Our next stop...way down this road....was to see a well that had just been put in 

Thousands of people now come here from miles around to get fresh water

One of the requirements for this well....a gospel preacher
to preach about the "living water" that only Jesus can give 

Just for you Mark Styers and Rusty Shuping!
This is the best one for this area! Familiar with this manufacture?

This is me trying to talk to the kids.
I don't think they see many white people way out here.
They just stared at me!

I cannot express how hot it was.
You can see how these boys are sweating.
It takes Africans quite a bit longer to sweat than Americans.
That's how hot it was!

Little girl with hair extensions :)

We hopped back in the truck and were off to our main destination. It was a village church where as many as 8 churches from the surrounding area were joining together to hear this "American preacher" preach. We really didn't know what to expect (you never do around here). But what we got was not at all what we were thinking. It was a CELEBRATION! We were so blessed just to get to witness it all.

This is the road....it was so sandy....like driving on the beach

Through the tall grass

And into the village

One of their homes

*Check out my next post to hear about the rest of the day!* 


Tracy