Praying, and resting up for the days to come

Today we went to the English Mass at the local church. It was very beautiful. A Capuchin priest was the presider. The rest of the day we rested and packed our bags for tomorrow's bus ride to Masasi. We'll leave at 5:00 a.m.

Outside of church.
S. Barbara and S. Angela

Saturday chores

On Saturday, all the Sisters have cleaning chores. S. Barbara did some laundry. Today is our last rest day. Sunday we will go to church, and Monday we will leave at 5:00 a.m. for our bus trip to Masasi.

Saturday is cleaning day and washing day.
Here is S. Barbara hard at work.

In Upanga, Dar es Salaam

Another good day for us. S. Mecky accompanied us to the Catholic bookstore where we bought a book with the Mass in Swahili and some books about saints for our class. We also exchanged some money. S. Mecky arranged for our bus tickets to Masasi. We will leave on Monday. The pictures today show the Sisters' home here in Upanga, Dar es Salaam. There are wonderful gardens with flowers as well as vegetables.

Path in front of the Sisters' house

Past the house is the outdoor chapel

Close-up of the chapel. Sisters gather here
for evening prayer, weather permitting

Thursday's blog

Today we had the joy of driving to the new school. The pictures show the wonderful progress being made. They may be ready for their first class by February. After walking through the school, we had a snack of sugar cane. And again, we say "Yum!!" This was Sue's first chance to eat sugar right from the cane--beats Hershey's any day.

Water tanks to collect rain water, installed
by students from Michigan State

Upstairs hallway with tile on the floor
and doors mounted to the classrooms 

Windows in and many houses
being built around the school

S. Mechthilidis preparing sugar cane for our snack

Wednesday's blog

We arrived safely on Tuesday night. Today was a rest day. Here are some pictures of the kitchen, the cooks, and dinner. Dinner was mushroom soup, chapate (flat bread - yum!) and kuku (chicken). Oranges for dessert. Very yummy dinner!

S. Ruth from Kenya, making chapate 

The kitchen and the cooks

Dinner at the Sisters' house

Mea culpa

For those of you who were wondering if Sue and S. Barbara had disappeared into thin air, your blog-helper offers her apologies. Today we catch up on their travels and adventures.

Missioning and traveling: The 2018 saga begins . . .

Gathered in chapel . . .

. . . with old Tanzanian friendships . . . 

. . . and a song to send them on their way.

Then off to Chicago's O'Hare Airport . . . but we thought they were going to take the plane . . .