April 22 "Fun and Games!"

Good Friday. It didn't start off so good. We have a termite infestation in our shower. And since I was the first one in the shower today, I was the lucky one to stumble upon the three foot long termite tunnel home being built on the shower wall. Lovely. And, I was also the lucky one to see them rebuilding it later on in the day and deal with that, too. Oh, I hope the next two weeks aren't filled with termites in my shower!

After that, the day was much better. Today started off with church at Bethel. Pastor M read the seven words from the cross. My favorite part of the service was the song the Sunday School sang. It was mostly in Nyanja or another local dialect, but I could understand when they were singing Gethsemane. Then they all started humming one verse and one girl recited John 3:16 during the humming. It was really well done and gave me goose bumps and definitely made me think about the day.

After church, T and I had planned a fun and games day for the kids on campus and the ones who go to Bethel congregation. We had told a few kids to come, but when 11 hours arrived, about 45 kids ran into the guest house area. J We taught them a few Jesus songs, read a few stories, played some relay games, and all crowded around T’s computer to watch an episode of Spongebob. J The games were really fun to watch; we had them doing the crab walk, hopping, carrying eggs on spoons, and passing a hoola hoop through everyone while holding hands. All the little kids came too, so I got to hold a toddler while watching Spongebob, too. J I was definitely happy, and the kids had a great time too!

For lunch, Mrs. A shared her bananas with us (they’re really tiny here) and we made peanut butter and banana sandwiches, while relaxing a bit. D&D called me up to head to AIS to practice for the triathlon, so I went with them. It definitely didn’t feel like a Friday today! But it was good to ride the bike route, which is all on dirt roads and paths full of potholes, before race day. And since I haven’t swam in two weeks, it was good to get in the pool, too. And it was fun hanging out with D&D for a bit. J I’m going to miss them…

After being gone all afternoon, I waited for T to get back from being out and about, and then we just ended up being bums all night. I ended up spending a bunch of time online, angry that my computer is dying a slow and painful death in Zambia. Ordering a new one is on the agenda for the next two weeks! T and I also made some “mac and cheese” as best as we could, while making to do lists for the next two weeks (a “fun” and an “other” one), because without these there is no way we will be able to fit everything in before we leave! We watched a few movies: Emma and Runaway Bride, which are both stupid love stories about stupid boys, so then, of course, T and I started talking about stupid boys and stupid love stories before heading to bed.