Hello, all!
It's been a very busy last couple days. Monday we got picked up at the Arusha Resort (they say it's a hostel, Steve says it more like boy scout camp...) by Pastor Solomon of the Kijenga Parish and immediately had tea (white bread, boiled brown eggs and coffee or tea - all in massive quantities). After that we headed out in two vehicles - 10 of us (Salem's five and then five more from the Kijenga Parish). We visited 6 homes of the homebound - mostly elderly but some just plain unable to get out (one young man - maybe 45 years old - was recovering from a gunshot wound from a thief that robbed him). The homes and the people represented various income levels - but each were first class people of God who welcomed us warmly. The first woman begged us to stay and have lunch - or at the very least, to come back and have dinner - we regretably declined all invitations. The roads to these homes, along with the steps after we left the vehicles, were very rough, uneven - by our standards they would be considered impassable. One time one of the vehicles got stuck but the guys quickly got out and pushed it out of trouble.
We returned to the Pastor's office for lunch late afternoon and then went on to see Samaritan Village which is an orphanage sponsored by the Parish.
We got out of the vehicles and were quickly surrounded by children of all ages. All eager to touch and receive our attention. More than one little boy sounded out our names on our name tags - how impressive as they are all in English - not Swahili! We had time to visit with the children and then spent some time with the director so he could explain how the facility works. Their current capacity is 24 - maximum capacity is 25. They take children that have been orphaned for a variety of reasons. The children were all so happy!
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