Today we all got our feet wet doing ministry in Namibia. We were excited to get out there among people. Since we were missing some key pieces of luggage containing a bunch of painting supplies, not everyone could begin painting. One group did start painting right away though: Mike, Betty, Bob E., Myron, Chad & Wayne. They actually got two whole rooms done today, which was much more than anyone thought would be accomplished.
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| Shopping center near the guest house |
Nicole, Brian, Lisa, Bekah & Julie walked a couple of blocks to a shopping center to pick up a few groceries and to see what’s nearby. We found that the stores are extremely clean (more-so than Wal-Mart & most grocery stores at home!) We have found shopping, etc. rather challenging because we have to convert liters to quarts, grams to pounds, rand to dollars, Celsius to Fahrenheit and back again. Our minds are boggled!
The shopping group (after picking up Chad) also got to go out to the church where we’ll be doing the after-school program next week. We had fun meeting the staff and kids there. The kids were so excited to get their pictures taken. But they are the same as kids anywhere: some are shy, some are pranksters… and they were sure interested in Brian’s earrings and tattoos. Also, the high-schoolers practiced a song they are performing for an upcoming program, and we got to watch them perform a “jazzed-up” version of “Jesus Loves Me.”  |
| Girls in the after-school program: they loved getting their picture taken! |
Our luggage arrived in the afternoon, and many of us were thrilled to have our clothes, toiletries and ministry supplies. Wayne and Bob B. spent some time collating book materials today also. Calvin was kept busy all day driving groups of people back and forth to wherever they needed to go, as well as constantly answering questions and generally helping get everything done.
Brian and Nicole cooked hamburgers and delicious savory potatoes for dinner, followed by warm chocolate cake to celebrate Calvin’s birthday today! We got to meet Dagmar, the field leader for SIM in Namibia. SIM (Serving in Mission) is the organization we are here with; and the apartments we are using are in their guest house called Otjari House, meaning “Grace” in OtjiHerero.
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