This is what I journaled way back then... "Extended outreach totally blew me away. after I had decided that I would take the plunge and go, I heard that there would only be 2 teams: one to Nampula prov, and the other in Cabo Delgado. I really wanted to go to Niassa, so I was disapointed, but I'd comitted to co-leading a team so I would just go. I saw carlos one day about a week before outreach and randomly said that I wanted to go on whichever team he was on. He said,' That would be great, I'm going to Niassa Province" I nearly jumped up and down with joy! I finally had the opportunity to go to Niassa. So exciting - and then I met my team. Co-leading with me was Jarod and Erica, the 2 HG students that to me had stood out the most for their leadership qualities and ability to have FUN. So I was really happy. I didnt really know the others on my team, but I figured that I would get to know them pretty quickly (trauma bonding!). We also had a really good team of Mozambicans going with us, as translators, worship leaders and cooks.
We were:
Erica Grimaldi: Co-Leader
Jarod Ely: Co-Leader
Ruth Donaldson: Keeper of the Cash
Ruth Alexander: Assistant to the Cooks
Rosalind Walker
Sharon Ridenour: First Aid/Nurse
Kara Rowley: Midwife (you never know!)
Jessica Wereley
Stephanie Mueller: Assistant to the Cooks
Emilee Johnson
Marisa Gourley
Don Foster
Lopes Mozambique: Our Driver
Johnny: Worship & Translation
Egas: Translator
Lazaro: Worship
Assane: Cook
Antonio Balanca: Cook
Teresa: Cookand of course me: Token Missionary, co-leader and Sound Person
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Using the adage that "A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words" I have decided to tell the story of the adventure with photos!
Team Niassa!
We camped in villages...
...and we camped near the mountains
And I slept in my pickup most of the time (until the generator leaked and I had to evacuate!
Many an hour was spent in the back of this camião
And some of the time was spent behind it too!
It was a long and dusty road
As I just said"It was a long and dusty road"...
A desperate effort to keep the dust at bay!
We were there to spread the Good News
Dancing...
Fighting off swarms of flying bugs...
...and Preaching our way across the Province
The outreaches served a dual purpose... Generator = Electricity!
We had the biggest, most airy kitchen in the world!
And our leftovers always went to the kids in the village
The man in the tree we called "Mango Man"... he was one of the Niassa Pastors who travelled with us, and he JUST ate mangos. All the time, breakfast, lunch, supper, snacks. For some reason he had a diarrhea problem...
It wasn't all just work work work - we had some down time too!
The scenery was breathtakingly beautiful
We spent 2 nights at the Iris base in Lichinga
Where we enjoyed CLEAN and airy bathroom facilities for the first time in a while...
We also took some time off to visit Lake Malawi (Lago Niassa)
But for the most part this was the first thing we saw in the morning...
:-) OK people lets do the Can-Can!
So there you have it - a quick look at our outreach. It was amazing, we saw miracles and healings and the team was just such a pleasure to be with! Truly one of the good memories I will treasure from my time here in Mozambique"
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