Today day of rest. After many miles and many encounters and emotions related to the acceptance of people, today we rested. In the morning we did some maintenance work to the house of the sisters. There were a few lock and handle any repair, wires hang from replace. John was not taken and washed the car which is now shining like new again. Definitely will look great. The bikes were also needed some 'routine maintenance. Washed chains and grease well. As we go to the bishop in motion, we even washed the jacket and pants for the bike. Now it looks new.
Since the heat as the nuns say it came early, and not used to this sun, we got tired a lot and we were powerless. In our part of the expression is "as good as the sun," I think here it would not be the same because here the sun beats down with such violence that takes away your strength.
In the afternoon we went to visit Sister Berte which is carrying out the activities of literacy in one of the poorest neighborhoods of the city of Mora. The encounter with this reality was very touching. Nice to see the chapel, one that gathered around the altar during the prayer, people of all ages from children to adults to learn to read and write and do arithmetic. He touched the dedication with which Sister Berte take care of them and that commitment is prepared. Literacy is an activity claws nuns carry on as in many other missions here. As in many other activities the participants are asked to participate in costs and not having the availability of money you pay for bringing a few kilograms of millet.
struck by the dedication with which the sisters carry out many activities to grow the simplest people giving them the chance to redeem at least not making fool. You just need to believe that even the little seed planted in a seemingly barren piece of land will bear fruit in time that we can not know and that is not in our hands.
this evening, the sisters have made us a small parties welcome. You better do it before the last day, we were told, because otherwise the emotions become too big to manage. It was very touching and beautiful and the gift that we have made is the traditional headgear of the people of the desert to remind the company that we did.
Tomorrow we go down to Maroua to greet the bishop and go to greet Sister Josephine who work at Salak.
A big hug to everyone.
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