Oh what a night! Our planned 9 hour trip to Luapula turned out to be a 23 hour odyssey. We were almost half way into the trip when we had a tire problem that required a knowledgeable mechanic. A truck with a couple of savvy men soon stopped to assist and called "General" to come repair our car parked on the shoulder. Five hours later General finally arrived. He had gotten half way when he remembered his torch (flashlight) and went back to get it. While we waited Lauren and Andrew gathered wood and kept a crackling fire going under a brilliant star-studded night sky. We sang camp songs with our hostess, Mary, and her nephew Alan, who had driven her now disabled van to Ndola to pick us up. Finally back on the road, we arrived at our destination with two hours to bathe, change clothes, plan a sermon (Sherri was asked to preach upon arrival). We pulled up to the church to find choirs singing in six-part harmony accompanied by tall hand-honed drums. What a welcome! We had the afternoon to regroup, take a nap and get ready for the training to start tomorrow. Onward with vigor!
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