Robbins Abroad: Three days in one!

The day began with a huge shopping trip. We hit up two stores and the market for food for the team that went to stay in a village for the week. It was fun showing people around town, but it is always a little stressful trying to get all that you need in a small amount of time. We did it though.

Then, we packed up the cars and headed out for Matapila. Almost the whole group went, most of them to stay but some of them just went for the ride. I think it was good for people to see where the Ministry of Hope team would be staying for the whole week...they got a picture of what their week would be like. The roads were great compared to how they were last December during the rainy season! Elijah did great and slept the entire way. The moment we pulled up, he woke up and was ready to eat. SO, I sat in the car and fed Eli while children watched and played with his feet. They were so enthralled with Elijah and kept calling for the 'white baby' in Chechewa. I'm not sure how many white babies they have seen.

Rebecca Morton with Elijah...orange was the color of the day I guess.

It was wonderful to see Gift and his family again. He is the director of the Katonda feeding center which is only a few miles from the Matapila feeding center. His brother Fletcher is the ABC graduate who started Ministry of Hope. His children have grown since December! (sorry no pictures of them this time....I was busy keeping Elijah safe as all the kids were begging to hold him!).

It was also fun to see Joseph again. He is the new director of the Matapila center. He was sad that Dan wasn't with me, and thought for a while that he might have been sick. I had to keep explaining to him that he was just really busy with school work.

We only stayed in the village long enough for Elijah to get ready for another nap. Then we headed home. We didn't want to be driving in the dark. We dropped the men off at the Stom's house for dinner, and then the ladies went out! It was so wonderful. We had great Italian food and then gellato afterward at this new little place in town. It was only 250 Kwacha for two scoops of ice cream AND it was actually really really good!

Left to Right: Laura Stoms, ME, Erin Kelly, Barbara Henry, Jenn Birch, Libby Scrafano (sp?)

Today was strange because I experienced so many different types of African scenarios. The shopping, the village and driving dirt roads and then a wonderful relaxing dinner. It truly felt like 3 separate days all packed into one.

Here are some random photos. I love that our friends have just been hanging out in our little house here in Africa.