More Butajira

So, today... Now that the power is back on I can log onto the internet here. The gals at the internet cafe said they were gonig to find me some samosas because I am craving them, I love the way the community works here. I write my blog update, they bring me snacks!!

More scrambled eggs and omelets this morning for breakfast. The bread is really good- I think the team is probably getting tired of so little selection of firenge food at meals, but they are catching on to shiro wot quickly.

We headed out past Enceno (town) to a little bush area, again, we had a group of people sitting waiting for us under a tree. We started a soccer and volleyball game, (I played volleyball for a while), and then they have the mosquito net teaching. We are there with our group of Americans, as well as a lot of the evangelists working in the area. As chaotic as that can be with lots of people to coordinate, it is great that we are working together, and I think it is clear to the community that this service is coming from the local church.

I went on a little visit - a lady asked me over to her house - of course she wanted a picture in front of her house, which was fine. She served me beans and corn mixed, nice, with a little salt.

The rest of the team seems to be doing well. It is so great seeing the team cross culture with sports, playing with the kids, games, and all that. I know a little about both those cultures, it is magic watching them connect.

Dave and Lynn Hunt just arrived down here with us. I think the plan is to distribute the rest of our nets tomorrow, then head to Addis.

I love the fact that the college students had a bake sale to raise money to come out here. They raised the money for the nets- these nets are treated with chemicals that kill mosquitos lasting 4 years or 20 washes. So it is quite a service to the community and the local church to provide the nets themselves. I have been telling Ethiopians, "These are students, they have some money, but not lots and lots. So they made food and sold it to buy these nets for all of you because they wanted to show you God's love."

The samosas should be ready soon.