After the usual breakfast of eggs and toast this morning, the group headed over to the Diocese to learn more about the structure of the village churches, as well as the roles of Bega Kwa Bega and Saint Paul Partners.
Today we are happy to share with you that our friend, Godluck’s photos have finally come in. Godluck is our tour guide and personal paparazzi, who always finds our best angles.
After the usual breakfast of eggs and toast this morning, the group headed over to the Diocese to learn more about the structure of the village churches, as well as the roles of Bega Kwa Bega and Saint Paul Partners. After a longer wait than expected, we were introduced to “Tanzania time,” where meeting times are far more flexible than in America. Peter and Christian, two St. Paul Partners employees, showed us a newly installed well on site. The well served as an example of the type of borehole system we may design in the villages.
While inspecting the well controllers and the St. Paul Partners employees’ offices, Anna, Sophie, and Liam went into "labor" with their "water sample babies" that had been incubating for 24 hours. We had to rush back to the Lutheran Center for the "birthing process" (sample testing). Luckily, the tap and bottled water samples were free of E. Coli and coliforms. Unfortunately, Sophie’s puddle "water baby" was not as healthy.
The group enjoyed lunches at Neemas and Ruksana, where they were forced indoors as a surprise Tanzanian torrential downpour ensued. Luckily, Andrew was saved from certain dampness by our recurring hero, a young girl who works at the Ruksana restaurant.
After lunch, each group prepared for their village trips by prepping water testing supplies, brainstorming creative checklists and schedules, packing gifts, and reviewing a previous group’s presentation.
We were rewarded with some free time, where many went to spend our schillings at the Masai Market. And spend we did! We bought paintings, bowls, bags, earrings, you name it.
Dinner at Mama Iringas was concluded with a mirror selfie and a karaoke session in the bus, to the tunes of the very popular Tanzanian pop star Taylor Swift! Per usual, we capped the night off with some overly competitive board games.
—Blog post by Klara and Nick
