Tonight is my last night in Tanzania. I am in Morogoro, and we just finished a story on a Doctro here who works in a clinic operated by the church giving affordable care to the people in the area, it was a fun day as I watched and filmed my first circumcision...I am pretty sure it is a lot easier in the states.
Since the past few posts have been about these incredible churches and what God is doing here, I wanted to take this time to share a lighter story.
Yesterday on our boat ride from Zanzibar back to Dar Es Salaam, I had an interesting experience. The boat was packed, and everyone had to sit inside, there was no ouside deck like we had on the first boat. The inside area had no AC, and no opening windows. You can imagine that after a 2 hr. ride it would become stuffy and stale. On top of that, after the first hour the seas became rougher.
I was asleep for the first hour, but woke up in time to realize how much I was sweating and that I was about to be sick. I rushed to the back to try to go over the side, and saw about 50 muslim men and women lying across the deck or standing on the side rail. I made my way to the side stepping on a few legs and arms. And finally felt fresh air, after about 5 minutes of not getting sick I went mack inside, the minute I got the whiff of the cabin I was done, turned back around stepped on the same people and went over the side. The men around me thought it was hilarious, and I quickly made tons of friends in the back, as slowly more and more people got sick. I stayed in the back with these muslim dudes for the next hour and a half laughing at myself because I threw up, and then laughing at other people when they did, or when the seas knocked them over. It was memorable, and now I have tons of friends all over Tanzania.
Tonight is our last night here, we leave tomorrow afternoon for Kazakhstan and after a London Layover arrive in Almaty early Friday morning. I will post again Friday or Saturday when we get there, unless I am treated with a similar experience that I have to share. Who knows maybe I'll have an interesting plane ride.
Peace
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Funny how throwing up can be a process that bonds people together. Trip sounds incredible and I can’t wait to see what you have been taping. It’s definitely an encouragement to hear how God is moving in the World.
The above was me... APL. By the way, Wilbur you may want to leave details about being sick not so public....I'm sure the mum is worried
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