The last bit of ABO

Before we move on to life here at RVA too quickly, there are a few more experiences of ABO that we'd like to share in pictures.  

One evening we went for a home visit.  The intention was to go just for chai, but we weren't surprised to stay for supper as well.  We drove to another local bible college and spent time with Pastor Jeremiah, his wife Rosemary, and two children, Faith (4) and Mercy (3).  (The house helper we are thinking of hiring actually attended this school and Jeremiah was one of her teachers!)  Here are Faith and Faith!  Not many of the pictures turned out well, but Faith and Joel had a good time playing in the dirt with the other children, loved looking around the yard and chasing the chickens.  

Here are Faith and Mercy, and another kid who happened to be around!  They are very sweet, energetic kids.

One of the traditional ABO events is the celebration supper.  I helped decorate, while others in the group helped prepare the meal.  We enjoyed a more western-style menu, and had a wonderful time fellowshipping with one another.

The centerpieces were animal chains that Faith's class made, here she is with hers.

Here is Faith in her class... they learned about one country and one animal every day.  (Among many other things...)

Here's the rest of the classroom.  Doesn't it look like fun?!

On Faith's last day of class, all the kids held the "Mumbuni Market."  The kids sold all of their crafts from the three weeks, mostly to their parents!  Faith sold quite a bit to us, but chose a few pictures she colored to sell to other people.  She loved to dress up and enjoyed it very much.

Here she is with her wares.

The group went out for one last soccer game.  There was a group of pretty rowdy local boys.  I left before I got knocked over by their enthusiasm for my camera!

Here's our dorm that we called home for three weeks.  

And to save the embarrassing one for last... here's our cozy room.  I think we were in the middle of packing up, but really, we didn't keep it much cleaner than this!  It was a challenge living out of two suitcases with not much else to keep things clean and organized.  Made our homecoming here at RVA that much sweeter!