This
past week has gone rather quickly and went great until Friday when the
inevitable power failures happened. On Monday I went to Mwanza to sort out the
work permit, we arrived at the AIC compound and spoke to the person in charge
of the process, after this was done we left to go and buy some books which are
needed by the students. We were then called back to the AIC compound as they
neglected to give me the necessary papers to fill in for a renewal of my work
permit, this done we headed back into town to catch up with the rest of the
group for lunch before I went in search of some items for the library.
It
was a pretty hot day and during our time in Mwanza I had about 4 sodas which I
drank like water. The person with me just could not understand how I was able
to do this. Work this week had gone well in the library up to and including
Friday when the power went out for most of the day, up till then we had about
1900 books on the system which meant I missed out on the target of having 2000
books on the system. The advantage of the power failure personally is
that the body could have a well deserved break from sitting behind a computer
all day.
I
am planning to put in long hours from Monday to Wednesday as the student will
be having time off to study on Thursday and Friday most staff will disappear
over the weekend I will be heading into Mwanza for a few days of rest myself
with some other missionaries. Last night we watched movies with some other
friends and whiles we were watching the movie on the big screen the power went
out again, after having been on for a few hours, we were supposed to watch the
movie on Saturday night but because there were no electricity, we watched it
yesterday instead of going for our weekly Sunday evening walk. Actually I am
glad the power was off on Saturday evening as I was also invited for supper
with the neighbours Had the power been on I would have had to decline the
invitation as I had already accepted the invitation to watch movies.
I
don’t know how for how long the power was out on Sunday as I was out for the
afternoon having lunch at the "Serengeti rest stop" with my host and
another missionary. As this week is a short work week the plan is to spent long
hours in the library doing as much as I can "electricity
availability" permitting. We have also been blessed with some much needed
rain this weekend as it is desperately needed by the farmers to help their
crops grow. Walking back home last night in the rain was fun as we were
slipping and sliding our way home in the mud puddles which reminded me of the
hike I did at the Sipi Falls in Uganda last year.
Prayer
Request:
Please
pray for
My
work permit to come through this week.
Maja
who has not been feeling well.
The
students who are getting ready for exams etc
Student
finances are a problem, as many off them can’t afford to pay their school fees.
Myself
as I consider and pray about what God has in store for me, once I return to RSA
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