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Church Morning starts like a scene from amovie of an Africian safari. Sitting in This time the reason for the more than an hour late arrival of the vehicle was a flat tire the day before. While our expectations for attending the catholic service were one thing, reality was another. The driver did take us to that church even We picked up Carolyn and headed to the Cradle of Loveorphanage, an orphanage for infants up to age three sponsored by the Seventh Day Adventist and started by a couple from McMinnville, Oregon. Rebecca, a volunteer from Munich, met us and guided us into a building where the children stood with outreached arms so that by the time the last person was in the door everyone had a child in arms. With forty children it's no surprise that at least one was unhappy and it was a surprise that almost none of them were crying or fussing. The side tour took us to the nursery were eight under the age of 6 months were being cared for. A large room with clotheslines covered with clean diapers and children's clothing was our next stop. Back in the main room, the children were being fed by the volunteers and the team. It was not apparent to the untrained eye was had been fed, who needed to be fed, what food should go to whom or how much they should get. But somehow it all worked out. Soon some were in their cribs for an afternoon nap and others went to play as they had napped in the morning. Carolyn invited us to her home where we met her parents, Having become more familiar with the community, we started asking questions about attending a disco and walking the streets for greater emergence into the culture of Arusha. Having laid the groundwork for future possibilies we waited for the possibility. Adve offered her computer and Internet access so that everyone could email their families. Again there was no network electricity. Pictures will be added later. |