Sweet Saturday

Day 19

Sweet Saturday. Today was finally a day of rest. We had breakfast and then a few of us met up with some of the college guys to watch a game of soccer. Today the Mathematics majors played the English majors. I didn’t have the opportunity to view the outcome because a group went to Kalomo to do some shopping. On the way we picked up some Zambians who were also headed into town.

When we got to town we immediately went to the gas station store to get some drinks and to get some smaller bills. I found some banana ice cream! So Tessa, Kari and I got ice cream. Our next visit was to the bank, Kari needed some money. While I was waiting outside the back I saw a man with an AK-47. He was a guard at the bank so I wasn’t worried or anything, I was actually excited I got to see one in person while in Africa. Soon after we left the bank and headed to the market. We bought fabric, and looked for soccer cleats. I ended up finding a pair that fit and got them for a very cheap price after bringing him down from 175,000 to 65,000 which is 40ish dollars to a little over 10 dollars. I am planning on leaving the cleats here in Africa because I have some in the States and I just wanted some to play soccer in while I was here.

Once we were finished in the market we headed back to the house for lunch. After lunch we had nothing to do till 3 when we planned on playing soccer with some of the college guys, so we watched some House on a laptop. When it came time to play we all headed out excited to play. When we got there no one else was there. Apparently they had forgotten. Eventually we talked to Mike who is a student here that we interact with often. He brought a ball and we got to play some before dinner.

After dinner I took a cold shower and then we all hung out and split up into groups to watch movies and play games. It was nice to have a day where we could take it easy and rest. Unfortunately many in our group our still not feeling well. Hopefully they will recover by Monday when we start therapy again.

 Thank you for your prayers.

Ben