Laughter

Oh where to begin...
Thursday we began with Kelsey's devotional and then headed to our last full day at the village. We went straight to the Secondary School to teach the students volleyball. When we got there, over 100 students came outside to greet us. We weren't aware of how many students there would be... so we were really nervous to play infront of them. After two quick games we discussed giving our testimonies. We saw the students start running to one side of the court and pointing towards the sky. We didn't see anything. When we looked over to the students they were yelling, "sit! sit! bees!" Just then we saw a swarm of killer bees hovering over the right side of the court. We nearly wet our pants. When the bees left, we gave our testimonies and invited them to the service that night. Then we asked if we could watch them play futbol. They were amazing! We felt like royalty because they gave us chairs and we sat under the shade. After the game we gave each student a pencil, there weren't enough, but they were greatful. We returned to the VBS just in time for lunch. An old lady came up to the window asking for a gift. Amy gave her an old SLC shirt and she wore it proudly around the village. Then a little boy came up to Kelsey's window and she gave him some ground nuts but he continued to cry. The mom picked him up and put him in Kelseys lap through the window. He stopped crying and fell asleep- it was soo cute! That was when the baby phase started. We each asked for a baby to wear on our back. Amy's started bawling the moment he was strapped on. So she didn't get him for long. Once it got dark outside, some Muslim boys came up to Marvin and questioned the Bible. He stayed with them the rest of the night witnessing to them. It was really awesome to watch. The mom's cooked us dinner again tonight but we didn't eat much because there was a lot of dirt in it... and we're pretty sure poop too.
Yesterday we broke out of our regular routine and said goodbye to the village. The church there provided us lunch and gave us congas as a gift of appreciation. They fed us until we were literally gagging. Then we drove back to Iringa where we ate dinner with Aggripa's family. His wife was selling some of the most amazing dress and we each bought a quilt for our dorm rooms. After dinner we took his daughters, Margeret (10) and Faith (4), back to the hotel for a girls sleepover. We had so much fun. We put all our luggage in Kelsey's room and moved the mattresses to Amy's room. We stayed up late coloring and watching soap opera's.
Today we have been shopping all day! It is really fun and successful, but sometimes stressful. We are about to head back to the hotel and have pizza for lunch! Then we might go to an orphanage to play with the kids, which we are all very excited about.
We miss you all so much! Thank you for your prayers!!!

1 Thessalonians 3:16 Now may the Lord of Peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all.

Amy Celeste and Kelsey Anne