First week in Iringa

We have been in Iringa for just over a week and it has been very busy. We have two groups from MN, Arlington Hills Lutheran and Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran that we have been assisting with their visit. The weather has been absolutely perfect with days in the low 80’s and evening in the 60’s. We’ve been getting the bad news from home about a 3 inch snowfall and temps in the 20’s and 30’s for over a week. Pole Sana! (Very sorry) We have reconnected with so many friends here and it is just as it is with old friends, you just pick up right where you left off and it is like you were never apart. We worshipped at the Lutheran Cathedral on Sunday and were reminded of how faithful the people are and how fantastic the music is. Tom will be preaching this Sunday at another parish in Iringa so we look forward to that. We’ve had our usual problem events since arriving. We went to he market to get groceries and Tom broke off the key in the back door of the truck. We came home to find out it was the key to the apartment and we were locked out! A few phone calls later and help from friends and we were in. Then the other afternoon I decided to make stuffed peppers and spent a couple of hours getting it ready. As I was putting it in the oven, the power went down so it was sandwiches for dinner again! We’ve been told because of the drought they will turn off the power every other day for several hours however we don’t know when! We are much more settled this trip and the adjustment has gone smoothly. We miss our family and those babies terribly but we’ve been able to Skype some so we look forward to that.