We woke up this morning pretty early at about 6:15 to a great breakfast. I woke up and I’m not going to lie I was a little sore from sleeping on the ground in our tents, but we did have a nice mat to sleep on, so no complaints. The breakfast was so good. We had eggs, toast and fruit. I am so thankful for a greater variety of food in our meals. Then we left the camp around 7:30 to make our way to the crater. We had about a 2 hour drive there then we got to tour the crater that was about 600 meters deep. The animals where unreal! We got to see every African animal you could think of! We saw cheetahs, elephants, wildabeasts, lions (male and female) and cubs, tons of different birds and monkeys, baboons, zebras, hyennahs, and buffalo. It was a treat to be able to see God’s creation in a wild, new way. Our tour guides are really nice too. They have been teaching us alittle Swahili and telling us about the different wild life. We where out all day and got back to camp around 6ish and had a wonderful dinner at 7. Our cook is amazing. His name is Damien. We had potatoes, soup, meatballs, vegetables and fired bananas for desert! It was such a blessing. We then got to have some hang time to relax, play some games and chat it up. We are going to head to bed early for our drive back to Arusha tomorrow. Who knows what the Lord has in store for us. Keep praying and may God’s will be done in all we do, ad may he be glorified in all we do.
1 corinthians 10:31,
Danielle
After camp finished, I realized I have not worked so hard to sleep so well those five nights serving the kids. And they had the time of their lives! Being on safari for a second day has allowed me to really enjoy the last of our free days here to fully take in Tanzania. Along with all the exotic animals in the depths of Ngorangora Crater that I could not believe we crept up as close as 10 feet, I’ve been observing more of the local people we pass by. Colorful wraps dress the women, young children with sticks herd dozens of goats, men on bikes carry supplies to the local wood shed store. Tanzanians are ready to welcome those who pass them with a “Jambo” greeting or waved hand. It really is a completely different world, and I need photographs and more time to paint the picture I’ve seen and experienced. Most buildings are half-done: cinder blocks with no roof, sticks used as scaffolding, sheets covering doorways. Grand ideals not yet materialized. There is great potential surrounded by greater amount of patience.
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