An update...
MARIA: Yesterday (Sunday) we got to go to the church service at the hospital, which unfortunately will be our only Sunday in Ngaoundere. Double unfortunately, I had to miss it because me along with others in our group were having tummy troubles. But everyone is feeling much better today. Today has been a long but exciting day. We got up at 4 am and were off to a wild animal (animals actually in the wild) park a few hours from where we're living, called Buffle Noir (black buffalo). It was a bumpy ride, literally. And a long ride, but after seeing the hippos, monkeys, crocodiles, birds, giraffes (YAY), and about a bagillion antelope-type-things, it was well worth it. We're all pretty tired now. In addition to being ridiculously tired, I'm quite possibly in a food coma, so that's all from me for now.
KATIE: Maria pretty much covered everything we did today, it was quite a wonderful trip! And the church service yesterday took 3 hours, but it definitely didn't seem that long! There was so much music! It was amazing to experience another culture's way of worship - while there were many similarities, there were also many differences. There were numerous songs, none of which I could understand, we took communion differently, and just the overall atmosphere of the service was different. But even though it wasn't completely the same as back home, it was still a marvelous way to spend the morning. The trip to the wild animal park was, as Maria said, exciting! The ride was definitely bumpy, but it was totally worth it! The animals we were able to see made the trip a unique trip nonetheless. That's all I got for now. Hope all is well in SD!
LIBBY: I hope everything is going well state-side. It's really nice being away from all the hubbub and commotion that always seems to be a part of our lives in the US. Everything is a lot calmer here and people live by simpler terms. I've had a lot of fun painting offices and sorting through supply closets. Hopefully, we'll get some bigger projects soon. Everybody seems pretty anxious about having something to do that will take a whole day or even longer. As I mentioned before, we did take a little safari side trip today. Some sort of stomach bug seems to be nabbing everyone at the most inconvenient time. Yesterday, I woke up feeling very sick and nauseous. I missed the very long church service, sadly, and just sat around all day. Today, when we went out on our safari, I was feeling a bit better, but the bumpy road didn't help much. Nonetheless, those of us who were still a bit sick powered through and it was well worth it. You better tell the Safari Park they have some high expectations to uphold... ;) Well, I hope everyone is well and I cannot wait to see you and everyone else again!! Much love!
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