Now In Mozambique

So we arrived in Mozambique. Tired but with no travel problems really. We had fun in the airports along the way.

This picture is for Wynette. A South African 

Mannequin

This will make me and Ron a nice pair of chaps. I will get it on the way home.

 When we arrived in Maputo we were met by the mission President's wife Sister Spendlove
She and the President are so young.  And,  yes Cody Spendlove, she is a hoot. I love her so far.

We were so glad to be there that losing all our luggage was no big deal to us. I am sure it will
arrive some day.  John did have one of his come with some pants and shirts and ties and 1 tennis shoe.  We are missing 4 more. I will be wearing one dress until they come. Oh well when in Rome do as the Romans? When in Maputo, do as the Maput's.
We met the President, ate Pizza with him and and some other members, went grocery shopping with sister Spendlove and then she dropped us off at our apartment/church/distribution center. There we found no water. They told us the city periodically shuts the water off just whenever they feel like it.When they do this that means no water for the church either. John , oh Elder Wollenzien, got looking into it. He found there is a pump problem in the building. So our first clean water project will be for our own water. We will begin on it
 Monday if possible.

I did not take picture from the outside in today but I took some from the inside out.. My view from the side is what most of the inner city maputo looks like. From the The back I see the ocean and am closer than when in San Clemente. The  church property is well kept and actually these buildings next to us are a cut above the village in my back yard.  If you look into the distance past the church's cement wall there are tin roofs. That is one terrace level. Those tin roofs cover some small GRASS huts. They put rocks etc. on the tin to keep it there.
Below that long row of huts is another terrace of the same thing and then it goes down the hill with more terraces.  There is a little community there. That is what most of the surroundings or any space of property are around the city. The  People are awake late into the night. I can hear chanting of very loud prayers from the Muslim Mosque up the street. It is loud and then it grows quiet. In the morning it gets light at about 4:30. But no one gets up till about 7.Then you hear foot steps and small talk . When I looked out the window it was the women from the community below starting their walk, even here in the city to get water for the day.
I will attach a video or two. notice how the walk with those huge containers with NO hands.

huts with tin roofs

Woman carrying water.

Another group of women going for water. John and I will probably get our buckets and follow them if our water problem doesn't get better.

Notice it is raining.

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