Last couple days in Arusha!

So 8 of us got back from Safari yesterday (6/24) and were finally reunited with Leslie and Debbie, who didn't accompany us on the safari, and it was great! We relaxed and ate and then took a trip to a couple of cool places including a snake park and a Maasai museum. It was really cool to see more amazing (and scary) animals, and we even got the chance to ride on camels! We just enjoyed spending time together, Americans and Africans, and fellowshipping together over wonderful dinner.
It has been amazing to see the way that our group from America has molded together within ourselves, but also the way that our American team and our African team has become one team. We may pray and sing and speak in different languages (although they are awesome at speaking English, and most of us are less than average with our Swahili), but we are all here worshiping and serving the same God, and that is something really uniting. We've discussed it, and we all decided that we really have become a family. It's been neat to see how each of us has different strengths, different talents, and different weaknesses, but we're all a part of the Body of Christ. We have definitely seen that these 2 weeks. I love that God planned this trip and knew each American and African that would be here long before we knew.
I know that I speak for everyone when I say that it has been a privilege to serve alongside the people we have been serving with during our time here. It is definitely sad to think that this trip is coming to an end, but the sadness is DEFINITELY far outweighed by the joy that I know each of us has experienced by seeing the many, unique ways that God is working here in Tanzania and through Young Life Africa and all it's leaders and staff.
We thank y'all so much for your continued prayers throughout our trip. They were definitely appreciated and felt. Please continue to pray for safe travel as we embark on our ride back to Kenya and 2 flights back to the States. We'll see you guys soon!!

Love,
Tanzania Team