2018 NYAC VIM Mozambique: The Rough, the Smooth, The Comforting

Monday, April 23

Annette Griffith of Evergreen United Methodist Church, writes:

The day began with a morning safari at Gorongosa National Park where we saw many dear like animals, baboons, wart hogs, and lots of birds.  We searched for elephants but we did not see any.

Then back to the pot hole road to go to Chimoio.  The difficult road lasted about 1.5 hours and then we were on the smooth road again.  This trip we noticed lots of construction with the use of large equipment.  Hopefully that means the economy is improving.  There were many more new buildings however, the back roads and side road markets looked the same.  There is hope but also much work to be done.

We arrived in Chimoio and were greeted by Rev. Torres and his family.   Torres' daughter delighted us with a home cooked meal before we headed to the shops to buy food for tomorrow and the materials that team member Cynthia needs for the cooking project she has planned for Tuesday.

There is no internet at our lodging so the message will come a little late.

Peace,

Annette