It's Monday Morning in Burundi!

Sunday (1/11/09) was a good, but busy day. I arose before sunup to work (yes, on the Sabbath) on my Tuesday class session and lectures in Systematic Theology. (This is the course I came unprepared to teach, and which I have never taught previously in my entire life. So it is requiring considerable work on my part.)

I finished just in time to go to church with Darlene and Barb, at 10:30 am. As planned, we went to the FM church located on the edge of the HAU campus; it’s a short walk on a dirt road/path. We stayed for 1.5 hours, arriving late but also leaving early. (The service began ca. 9 am and concluded ca. 1 pm.) I spent much of my time taking photographs.

After church, we brought some of our food and went to Bob and Hughes’ house (here on the campus), where we had lunch together. Our main entrée was hamburgers, American-style: what a treat!

Then, for me, it was back to our study for several hours of work on my Monday class session and lectures for Systematic Theology. I worked on that task, from ca. 1:30-3:30 pm. Then, Bob and Laurie came by to take us to an international English-speaking service they attend on Sunday afternoons. As it turned out, that service lasted more than 2 hours: much too long. On our return home, I resumed my work on Monday’s class, finishing ca. 8:30 pm.
It’s Monday Morning in Burundi!

Sunday (1/11/09) was a good, but busy day. I arose before sunup to work (yes, on the Sabbath) on my Tuesday class session and lectures in Systematic Theology. (This is the course I came unprepared to teach, and which I have never taught previously in my entire life. So it is requiring considerable work on my part.)

I finished just in time to go to church with Darlene and Barb, at 10:30 am. As planned, we went to the FM church located on the edge of the HAU campus; it’s a short walk on a dirt road/path. We stayed for 1.5 hours, arriving late but also leaving early. (The service began ca. 9 am and concluded ca. 1 pm.) I spent much of my time taking photographs.

After church, we brought some of our food and went to Bob and Hughes’ house (here on the campus), where we had lunch together. Our main entrée was hamburgers, American-style: what a treat!

Then, for me, it was back to our study for several hours of work on my Monday class session and lectures for Systematic Theology. I worked on that task, from ca. 1:30-3:30 pm. Then, Bob and Laurie came by to take us to an international English-speaking service they attend on Sunday afternoons. As it turned out, that service lasted more than 2 hours: much too long. On our return home, I resumed my work on Monday’s class, finishing ca. 8:30 pm.

Then, I downloaded the cameras onto the laptop, and Darlene and I went through our new photos together. We were pleased with some of them, and wished we had done better on others! But we are beginning to develop a collection of half-way decent pics, with a few really good ones here and there.

This morning, I arose before sunup again, to prepare for my other course in Biblical Hermeneutics. Now, it’s time to head off to class. My schedule today: 8:00-10:00, 10:30-12:00 am; 1:00-3:30 pm. Then we have to go downtown to have some passport-size photos taken, required on our application to extend our visas another month into February. (On entry into the country via the airport, you are given 30 days at $40 US each.)

As you can see, we are keeping busy. I pray you have a good day. God bless. downloaded the cameras onto the laptop, and Darlene and I went through our new photos together. We were pleased with some of them, and wished we had done better on others! But we are beginning to develop a collection of half-way decent pics, with a few really good ones here and there.

This morning, I arose before sunup again, to prepare for my other course in Biblical Hermeneutics. Now, it’s time to head off to class. My schedule today: 8:00-10:00, 10:30-12:00 am; 1:00-3:30 pm. Then we have to go downtown to have some passport-size photos taken, required on our application to extend our visas another month into February. (On entry into the country via the airport, you are given 30 days at $40 US each.)

As you can see, we are keeping busy. I pray you have a good day. God bless.