Floods and wars

It's very tiring here. I can't remember the last time I stayed up to watch a whole movie. 9pm is the new missionary midnight. The three hour time difference makes it difficult to speak to family and friends back home because as they are coming back from work I am going to bed.

We had a mini flash flood today. As I drove along the main street, it was deserted and I felt like I was driving along a river. Driving here can be interesting, but I'm getting braver and learning that most lakes I drive through I do come out the other side. I had to laugh though last week when I was driving out of town a bit and a male collegue got stuck in the mud because he tried to go round the ditch and avoid the water, whereas I just drove straight through and had no problems. I have to remember that a 4x4 is actually quite high off the ground and can cope with pretty rough terrain if it's handled properly.

Those of you who keep up on the news will know the situation in Kenya is still bad. Although it seems to have quickly gone out of the news in favour of what Britney is up to. Two oposition politicians were shot this week and there is a lot of killing still going on. If you are able to pray about things so far removed please pray for Kenya, that the country does not decend into civil war.The phone does not stop ringing in MAF Kenya with demands for medevacs!

Also yesterday, the MAF team in Chad evacuated as rebels marched on the capital Ndjamena.

Both these situations make us realise how peaceful life is in Tanzania and how fortunate we are.

We had another incident this week with a stray kitten, but I'll let Daniel tell you about that.