Leaving Mozambique

I am packing for my trip home to the US. I leave today for Beira Mozambique, overnight and then Beira to JoBurg South Africa, Delta from there to Atlanta and San Diego. A long trip,

I walked to the Cathedral on Sunday. As I may have mentioned on the 1st the Cathedral was closed as the priest was out in the countryside. When I arrived on the 8th the Cathedral was overflowing – hundreds of people sitting and standing. There were dozens of priest – some white and some black – in the most beautiful garments. All were white with African embroidery. Obviously a very special Sunday. I walked to the open Sunday market; met with Abdul – my translator of this trip- and then enjoyed the multitude of people and things. I bought fabric ($2US for ~3’ X 8’), some wood objects (mainly black and brown ebony), and a hat for John Rosales of Las Vegas.

Dinner was Lebanese with Bob the US Aid pilot from Beira. He had flown in to pick up some US Aid staff for 3 or 4 days of visiting projects. Monday another volunteer arrived – Bob Rice from PA. He is a soy bean expert. We walked the city, had Chinese lunch and local dinner. He will be here for another week.

A country of wonderful people, unlimited potential, limited resources. I am grateful for this opportunity. This trip I trained more than 165 adults and dozens of children!