Communications

Hamjambo Rafiki yangu!! Habari?......
Hello My Friend!! How ya doin’?

Well, the departure date for our trip is fast upon us…. In less than a week now, we will be boarded on Ethiopian Air and headed for Ethiopia where we will spend the night before boarding yet another plane that will land in Kilimanjaro. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would be looking forward to those kind of connecting flights!!

As we enter into the final week of preparations for what I believe will be our life-changing journey, I am reminded of what one of our primary purposes will be for this trip: communication. Establishing relationships and communication with our companion Kijenge Lutheran Parish will be both promising and challenging.

You may have noticed that I am slipping a few Swahili words and phrases into this blog entry. To prove the point of communication challenges to be sure, but to also show that our phrases and words are their phrases and words. A different language to be sure, but oh the meaning is the same!!

What I do know is that we have a common thread and bond of the love of our Lord, Jesus Christ and our Mungu…. God. With that in our hearts, we will do just fine in communicating the important things!

Please sign on to the Salem-Kijenge Udugu blog regularly while we travel so we can also communicate with you all, our experiences and messages. Because we do take you all with us in our thoughts and hearts as brothers and sisters in Christ.

And finally, I would like to thank all of you for your support—whether that be in prayer, in spirit, in conversation, or in financial support, I would like to say Asante sana…. Thank You Very Much!

Kwa jina la Baba, na la Mwana, na la Roho Matakatifu…. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

Cindy