I got to cook with our embrigadas and learn how things are done here in Mozambique. It was terrific! I love these ladies!
Then after lunch the sound of their laughter got our attention. Our embrigada's had finished their lunch and were talking and laughing with each other. So we went out to join them we got to listen to them share about their life and their families. It was such a unique and personal glimpse into their lives, lives we really know very little about.
We had made plans to visit with one of our dear friends, Louisa at Centro Emmisor. We asked Zito, one of the church leaders (who also happens to speak Sena) to come with us.
We had a nice visit and as we were getting ready to leave a young women came by and asked for our help. She said that she was ready to accept the Lord into her life!
She had attended the service at church, a while ago and now was ready to accept Him into her life.
It was so incredible that God would plan for us to be there at that exact moment!
So Kathy shared the gospel with this young women named Fatima. She had a small child with her, maybe a year old. It was disturbing for me to see the strings around this little girl's neck. The strings are a sign that the baby was dedicated to evil spirits and the witch doctor.
So we will continue to pray that as this young women seeks after the Lord she will no longer desire to trust in anyone other than our Savior.
It was a gift from God to be present in that place, at that moment.
As we were getting ready to leave, a young girl came running up to Louisa to say that a women who had been in labor since last night was ready to go to the hospital.
This women lives more than 6 kilometers from the hospital. So once again God and His perfect timing.... there we were exactly where we were suppose to be!
We piled Louisa, the pregnant girl and her sister in the back seat, along with Zito. At least the first half of the ride would have been enough for anyone to have a baby, ready or not!
But Mozambican's are tough and the ride didn't seem to phase anyone except maybe Kathy and I!
We finally got on the paved road, but we needed to stop and buy cashews from the boys.
I forgot to mention the cashew boys.
Just before you turn off the main road to head into the bush there are boys who wait there to sell their cashews. They're delicious and fresh and it's how the boys support themselves. So we always buy some, but we never buy them until we are headed back to town. Today was no different. So as we were racing to get this girl to the hospital, we stopped long enough to keep our word to our boys.
Not to worry we made it, with time to spare:) The young women walked into the hospital with the help of the other women and we were on our way.
We shared with Zito the sweet potatoes Lousia had given us, then dropped him home and thanked him for his help.
It was just a great Jesus filled day!!
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