It’s Saturday noon, and we are glad for “le week-end.” All three of us have been busy this morning grading papers, writing quizzes, etc. Our 3-week courses end on Friday, and I have just finished writing the final exams for my two courses.
Last evening, we went out to dinner with Bob and Laurie Hughes and Randy and Alice Matthewson. It was Alice’s birthday, and Laurie had baked a cake; Alice said it was the first birthday cake she had had in more than 50 years. We all had a gala time.
For our main entrée, Darlene and I had the “Mukeke avec garnié.” The Mukeke (a Kurundi name) is a local fish. It is cooked whole over an open fire. From head to tail, it stretches across a big platter. Although very tasty it is messy to eat, as one has to remove the head and tail and then lay open the fish to remove the bony spine. “Avec garnié” (which is French) means that an entrée comes with French fries (simply called frités here) and a little “salade” (sliced tomatoes and lettuce). Such a meal cost 7,000 francs (= $6 US).
During dinner, we laid plans for our last weekend in Africa to travel with the Matthewsons into the Congo (on the other side of Lake Tanganika) to visit the FM mission station at Nundu. There is a hospital and Nursing school at Nundi, as well as a school and church.
On Thursday of this coming week (which is a “study day” for students to prepare for their final exams on Friday), the three of us are traveling “upcountry” here in Burundi to the FM mission station at Kubuye. This will be Barb’s first visit to Kubuye. Darlene and I visited last year, so this will be a return trip, but we are very much looking forward to it. Like at Nundi, there is a hospital and clinic there, as well as a school and church. The FM church also has a significant feeding program at Kubuye.
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Wayne and Darlene,
ReplyDeleteWe finally got into the Blog :-)
Good to hear you're doing well. We ran marathon #3 last Sunday in Orlando and taught DMIN 875 all this week. Start my own grading now. Paul is doing well. We continue to pray for your safety, health, and successful Kingdom service.
Brian and Carol
It is now Sunday morning, here (Jan. 18), and we are getting ready to get up and prepare for Heart and Soul service--perhaps making it to Pearce for the 8:30 first. It is our first Sunday here since December 28, and it will be good to see everyone again. A week ago, Brian was already more than halfway to the Magic Kingdom Castle at Disney, for his third full marathon. We can definitely feel the difference in temperature; the past three days have each begun at zero to 5 degrees and worked up to the low teens. But a "warming trend" begins today. Being ahead of us, you are finished or finishing your worship service and enjoying the mid-day sabbath in some form. Our love and prayers.
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Hi Wayne and Darlene (and Barbara),
ReplyDeletePhil has been spending hours on the computer doing preparations. Not all students were present for the first week of classes (last week) so he'll need to do a little back tracking for those this week. We went to Nairobi last Friday--such congestion! It is nice to visit and take care of business, but we're glad we're not living there. We are scheduled to go to HEART for the first time this coming Thur/Friday.
Glad you all are well!
Phil says to please give greetings to the Matthewsons. He was pleased to see that you spent time with them.
Judy (and Phil)
To Brian: Congrats on another marathon! Fortunately, you are using a Mac, so I was able to view the photos. Thanks. I am glad to see "the project" continues to go well.
ReplyDeleteTo Judy and Phil: Randy had to have a tooth pulled on Saturday. Surprise! It took 3 hours. He is doing fine. We had dinner again with them Saturday eve at the Hughes' home. They had planned to leave Monday, but are staying an extra day for Randy's sake.
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