3 June 2010. My favorite Swahili-English dictionary is dog-eared and dirty, but the first draft of my translation of the current AICT constitution is now finished. All 51 pages of it. Swahili is still very much a foreign language to me. My conversations with my 7 to 9 year-old friends are my best. So the translation work is not easy. I feel both relief and a sense of accomplishment to be finished with that job.
The number of our days here is growing very short. Tomorrow is the last day of volunteering for both Peggy and me. After that it’s “summer vacation!” We’ll spend another week in Mwanza wrapping things up and packing. Then we’re off to exotic places – Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Grand Rapids.
While our work is coming to a close for the season, we are not yet done here. There is still work for us to do, things to learn and see, people to get to know and love. God willing, we plan to return again in 3 months to remain for another 10 months. In the meantime, we look forward not only to visiting exotic places, but reconnecting with our families, friends, supporters, churches and CRWRC. They have all be very faithful to us while we were away. To them and to God, we are very thankful. It is good to be loved. Very good.
