Hello everyone!

Well, we finally made it to Tanzania!  Today we are in Mbeya and will be leaving for Arusha tomorrow morning at 6:00 am.  It is going to be a VERY long bus ride.  David said that it will take about 18 hrs. :-S  Boy am I going to be ready to stretch my legs when we are done.  The trip to see David's family was amazing! I'm so sorry that I wasn't able to write throughout our journey and send updates. We didn't have any Internet connection until now because we didn't have time.

Connecting Congo is off to a very good start in Moba-Port.  The community's support is INCREDIBLE!  They have been waiting for an opportunity like this for a very long time.  They have volunteered many hours to help fix up the center.  We paid to have electricity officially set up in the center.  We also spent a little over 1 week intensely training them training them on how to use programs like Word, Microsoft Encarta, & Powerpoint.  We also spent one night working on Excel with three of the members so that they would be able to update the sign-in sheet.  The group is starting to train the second group of teachers today.  It was a little bit difficult for us on one of the days.  David had to ask one of the people to leave the center.  He completely crashed one of the computers simply because he would not follow directions.  He was starting to destroy a second computer when one of the students spoke up and told David and I about the classes' concern.  It was really challenging for us at first but we were both very impressed with their amount of dedication to protecting the equipment and making sure to hold one another accountable.  I have no doubts that Connecting Congo will continue to improve the education system even in out absence.  The group proved that to us time and time again.

Well, David and I want to go get some rest before our LONG bus drive of resting tomorrow. hehe I will write again once we reach Arusha.  Please pray for us.  God has definitely been protecting both of us this trip and we feel his presence every single day.  Much love and thanks to all of you! Miss you all!  We will be back in the US on August 31st!