It's happened, last week we came back from our monthly shopping trip to Chimoio and we brought the new pastor who is going to replace Alberto. Domingo is an wonderful young guy and seems keen to take on the new challenge. Please pray for our first planning and preparation meeting on this Saturday morning. He really wants to get to know what, where, how & when. So we are looking forward to the "new blood" being injected into our area.
Domingo is married to Laurinda and they have five children. One of whom is called Grace and is a bit retarded and for the second year running has not passed grade 1. Please pray for the family as they get used to new surroundings, schools and a whole new way of life. They will also suffer culture shock as this is all a bit strange & not their home culture
Then this passed Monday at 10am (rather late) we took pastor Alberto and Virginia and their four children to Maputo as that is where they have been transfered to. Talk about a long journey. We arrived back on Wednesday 3pm 2400km later. And the road!
The first 90km although dirt road is not too bad but the next 110km is just a shocker. The car rattled and shook so much that the bolts that hold the front and back axels to the car came completely loose. We stopped just in time. As the car started to crab along. As I stopped, just then the one bolt actually fell off. We managed to find the bolt and tighten every thing up again.
Then there are 2 sections on the main North / South "highway" which the potholes are just something else. In one place the pedestrians are walking on the "tar" while the cars have made a track next to the road.
So today has been spent fastening everything on the car. I'm just "gob-smacked" how almost every nut and bolt is now loose. Tar toll roads seem like quite a good thing to me right about now.
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