Okay, maybe just one more post...(read post below first).
In case some of you are confused as to why I (Elise) am parting ways with Mindy to go up to Northern Mozambique, I will fill you in.
I will be staying with a missionary family, the Talbots, (friends of my aunt and uncle) in a little town called Marrupa - central northern Mozambique. I've been invited to stay for the entire month - Thank you, God - participating in their ministry in a few small ways. My main task will be to homeschool the MC children, along with teaching english to locals interested in learning the language, and helping lead bible studies and other outreaches. It looks as though I'll also get the chance to go camping on Lake Malawi for one week with the family, so I think that checks off everything I could have hoped for for this trip. I can't believe how blessed I am to get to experience all this - it really seems like a dream.
I'll be arriving in Lichinga tomorrow morning, where I will stay one night before heading east (halfway across the country) to arrive in Marrupa! I can't wait. I don't know quite what to expect, but from what I've heard it sounds like exactly what I hoped to do/experience in Mozambique.
Thank you all so much for your continued prayers and love. I likely won't get much computer access (as I'm told the area is very rural, and computers are unreliable), but know that I'm thinking of you, and that I'm safe!
Love you all! God Bless, and enjoy the rest of your summers!
Goodbye, Mindy! I love you; Mozambique won't be the same without you.
Elise
9 comments:
Good job, Elise - show Mindy what real travel stamina is like!
It's been a great trip so far hasn't it. Capetown really does feel quite a bit like Vancouver - I still remember a feeling of joy, almost of coming home, as I smelled the sea breeze and rushed down to the harbour to sit on the dock and watch the waves roll in.
I'm looking forward to hearing what it's like in a more rural of Mozambique - and the possbible side trip to the lake should be really interesting.
Love,
Dad
Oh, Elise, you get to do homeschooling, English teaching, and Bible-study-leading? OK, now I'm REALLY jealous! That sounds so amazing, what a help you're going to be, what fun you'll have! Oh, DO keep a journal to write down all the fun things that happen! I bet it'll be really nice to stay in one place for a month, and get to know people more.
Yours with envy,
Rachael
Awesome stuff - Keep having fun and enjoying every minute. You are officially more adventurous than me!
You are very strange, Rachael.
Thank you, Brendan - I consider it a badge of honour to be insulted by the resident blog bad boy.
What do you mean, strange?
What an adventure Elise!! You have limitless energy, I know, enabling you to make the most of every opportunity. Worthing is pretty tame. Enjoy!!
(Thanks for backing me up with Brendan - he could miss a golden opportunity if he doesn't act quickly...)
Love,
Carol
I mean that you seem to be more excited by the prospect of homeschooling and bible-study-organizing than by travelling the globe, that's what!
What a treat to come back to posts like this! This is what I want - conversation pieces back and forth. Let the blog live on without Elise or Mindy!
I feel so close to you all this way. I see that the last post was on the 12th of August, so probably nobody will see this, but still, Thank you! It was such a pleasure to read!
See you in a few...
Elise
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