Update Letter 9/19/06
Hello!!
I am writing to you from my new office in Kitwe, Zambia!! Thank you to all of you who were praying for me as I traveled. Everything went so smoothly and I received all my luggage in Ndola!! The flight was long but the plane was empty so it made it real easy to sleep!! I arrived Tuesday night around 6pm and we drove another hour to Kitwe. It was already dark so I wasn't able to see much but from what I could see it was awesome I don't know how to describe it. Flying in you could see the different cities and instead of cars you saw people. Then driving, there were people everywhere walking and riding bikes! Its a lot different than America because they don't have street lights so driving is scary at night and plus all the people along side the road makes it even more interesting!
I am staying with Tori Barrett in her home. It is so nice, a lot like home. Of course there are differences but I am not living in a hut or anything like that! Tori has helped me immensely getting used to the culture and answering all my questions! I am so thankful for her. Last week there was no work at the college yet because they were on a break so I helped Tori out at the school. I tutored a boy who couldn't read and then gave a spelling test and took the girls P.E. class out to play football/soccer!! That was fun!!
On Saturday I attended the Ladies Bible Study and got to meet a lot of the ladies from the church. That afternoon I went to the Teen Bible Study and am hoping to get plugged in there and help out! After the Bible Study we go up to the playing field and play volleyball. Its lots of fun!
Yesterday I went to church in Kwacha. It was their chartering service where they recognized the members who have been there since the beginning. They also baptized 18 people! That was awesome to see!! After church we had a meal together! It was my first time trying African food. Tori has always made me American food! But I really liked the African food. It was fried chicken, beef, rice, coleslaw, and inshima (which is a corn paste). There are no forks so I used my hand! That was a new thing for me!!
Today was my first day working for the college. I am just trying to get a feel of things and how things work. My main project will be working through getting accredited through TRACS. Also I will be helping them get their educational records all set up. At times it seems like too much but I know that God will give me wisdom. It is so exciting to be a part of this ministry. It is the only one of its kind in Africa and I am privileged to be a part!!
God has already taught me so much!! Its really been awesome!!
Thank you for your prayers!!
Brianne
I am writing to you from my new office in Kitwe, Zambia!! Thank you to all of you who were praying for me as I traveled. Everything went so smoothly and I received all my luggage in Ndola!! The flight was long but the plane was empty so it made it real easy to sleep!! I arrived Tuesday night around 6pm and we drove another hour to Kitwe. It was already dark so I wasn't able to see much but from what I could see it was awesome I don't know how to describe it. Flying in you could see the different cities and instead of cars you saw people. Then driving, there were people everywhere walking and riding bikes! Its a lot different than America because they don't have street lights so driving is scary at night and plus all the people along side the road makes it even more interesting!
I am staying with Tori Barrett in her home. It is so nice, a lot like home. Of course there are differences but I am not living in a hut or anything like that! Tori has helped me immensely getting used to the culture and answering all my questions! I am so thankful for her. Last week there was no work at the college yet because they were on a break so I helped Tori out at the school. I tutored a boy who couldn't read and then gave a spelling test and took the girls P.E. class out to play football/soccer!! That was fun!!
On Saturday I attended the Ladies Bible Study and got to meet a lot of the ladies from the church. That afternoon I went to the Teen Bible Study and am hoping to get plugged in there and help out! After the Bible Study we go up to the playing field and play volleyball. Its lots of fun!
Yesterday I went to church in Kwacha. It was their chartering service where they recognized the members who have been there since the beginning. They also baptized 18 people! That was awesome to see!! After church we had a meal together! It was my first time trying African food. Tori has always made me American food! But I really liked the African food. It was fried chicken, beef, rice, coleslaw, and inshima (which is a corn paste). There are no forks so I used my hand! That was a new thing for me!!
Today was my first day working for the college. I am just trying to get a feel of things and how things work. My main project will be working through getting accredited through TRACS. Also I will be helping them get their educational records all set up. At times it seems like too much but I know that God will give me wisdom. It is so exciting to be a part of this ministry. It is the only one of its kind in Africa and I am privileged to be a part!!
God has already taught me so much!! Its really been awesome!!
Thank you for your prayers!!
Brianne
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