Sunday is often described as “a day of
rest” but not for this year’s SCAW team in Tanzania. Despite having no bedkit distributions today,
we were out the door at 6:40 a.m., heading to church with Mama Wandoa, Benjamin
and Wendy. The choir’s music was beautiful
and lively, and at the end of the service we were invited to visit the
children’s Sunday School where our team taught “If You’re Happy and You Know
It” to the children—great fun was had by all!
In the afternoon, we toured through the Village
Museum and learned so much about traditional customs, housing and heritage of
seven different tribes of Tanzania.
Several of our team members and our driver joined the dancers and
learned some new moves to try at home.
At the end of the afternoon, we went to two
community markets to see local artisans at work and to practice our bargaining
skills in order to purchase a few souvenirs.
Today’s experiences will help us better
understand the families and children we are meeting, as we continued to learn
about the unique and wonderful Tanzanian culture. We are fully refreshed and ready for
distribution number three tomorrow.
