Lessons Learned

Here we are again, back online. The power has not gone out today, but I would imagine that now that I have typed that it will go off soon!

I think about everyone back home very often and today felt a little stir-crazy. I would imagine that that would be expected since we are not really allowed outside of the fence here. Jonnah takes us out to lead programs and meet people, but because of the oddity of murungus (white people) and the political situation, Jonnah has advised us not to wander around by ourselves. We are also very limited in where we can use our cameras.

Another church in Englad helped this church to drill a bore-hole (a deep well) which has provided more than suitable water for drinking. It is amazing to see that though the cholera epidemic has effected so many areas, Kuwadzana has not been hit. I believe this is due, in part, to this well. Children and women come in and out all day long drawing water from the well. Many of them come a few times a day with many buckets. The girls carry them on their heads which has me very fascinated. So, although there is sewage flowing through the cuty streets, there are no cases of cholera. I don't know how much longer that will last, though as Jonnah has told us that he has seen many children playing in the sewage water.

Seeing people rumaging through the trash piles and walking through the sewage is a sight I cannot describe.


Today we met with the youth of the church. They asked so many questions about what it was like to live in the US. They asked about things from school to drugs and sex to television. They also told us that they really appreciate all of the money we send. At the same time, they have also been wondering if there is any way that we could work with them to come up with a business plan that we might be able to support so they can make their own money. We have told them that though we cannot make any promises, we will do our best.



I will try to update some more tomorrow to tell everyone about where we are staying and what the conditions are like. Thank you for all of your kind thoughts!

Kaitlyn