Arrival at Mbeya

Today was our first day at the Bible Centre so we spent the morning relaxing and getting used to our home for the next few weeks. This morning we all washed our clothes in buckets of cold water which we all strangely found satisfying to do! Then some of us braved our first bucket showers which were nowhere near as bad as anticipated, if a little cold.
Afterwards we unpacked all 27 of our donation bags, it was amazing to see how much people had given to this cause and we are overwhelmed by all the medical supplies, stationary, clothes and gifts we can now give out to the people of Tanzania! Reid particularly enjoyed being our model for bra measuring, as seen by the photos!
After lunch, which was a mixture of rice, noodles, beef stew, plantain and vegetables, the Tanzanians from last year's inward came to visit for the afternoon with their teachers- it was so nice to see them all again and none of us could take the smiles off our faces! Whilst the RCCL meeting was occurring with the leaders we sang, danced, played football and talked which was lovely and none of us wanted them to leave- we did miss Isaya though who sadly couldn't make it.
The meeting finished at 7pm and we all headed for 'tea' which unfortunately had become victim of the language barrier- 'tea' for the Tanzanians is quite literally the drink and so we enjoyed the gourmet meal of tea, bread and any pot noodles packed by the students! No one was bothered though, especially after such a big lunch and it is now something to laugh about.
We all would like to say hi to our families as well- don't worry we have survived the Tazara!

  • Lettie

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  1. UnknownJuly 20, 2018 at 10:51 AM

    Great to see these updates - keep them coming ! 😊

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  2. UnknownJuly 20, 2018 at 11:01 AM

    Brilliant updates 👍 you will all be able to hand wash like experts by the time you get home 😀

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  3. Julie FrazerJuly 20, 2018 at 11:16 AM

    Hi everyone, Absolutely fantastic seeing the photos, everyone looks to be enjoying their home for the next few weeks. X

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  4. UnknownJuly 20, 2018 at 12:35 PM

    What an experience for you all. Becky will now be able to do her own washing when she gets home 😁

    Sue

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  5. UnknownJuly 22, 2018 at 6:51 AM

    Great to meet up with last year's students, hope you meet Isaya soon!

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