past few days and overnight with family

Orientation has been going well and jetlag has finally left. We are learning different things about culture and about sharing the gospel. Last night (Friday) we broke up into teams and got to spend the night with an african family. The family we stayed with didn't speak any english and we didn't speak their language so that made for some fun times of trying to communicate with gestures and body language. We got a tour of the village and people stared at us as we walked by but it was fun. We entertained the kids with paper and pens and made some paper airplanes and boats out of paper which was fun. We did alot of sitting and watching, which was amazing to just be able to see into the lives of these people and how their culture is. We were able to see men going to the call of prayer and we could hear it as well, we saw the woman we were staying with do laundry and take care of her kids and saw how she cooked. They live in a two room house that is connected to another families house inside a wall. We slept inside and I must say I felt totally safe there. It could be in part because we were behind a wall and the husband was sleeping outside in front of the door gaurding it, but we did hear lots of donkeys and others wierd noises It was a humbling experience to say the least and we did have a good time and this family was so nice and hospitable to two strangers who didn't speak their language.

We have a few more days here at orientation and then will be flying to Jo'burg. I must say I am looking forward to finally being there and getting started. Thank you again for your prayers it means so much to me and I ask that you would also keep the other six teams in your prayers as well. They will be in west africa in different villages.