AFRICA...THIS IS AFRICA...

I have been in Africa for 8 days and I love everything about it. The pace of Africa and especially the pace of Zambia is WAY slower than America and it's kinda refreshing. I have been able to rest much more than I thought. I had to wait in Lusaka until March 3rd until I got to Macha. I have only had 2 full days of school at MICS and yesterday was my first official day of teaching my 4th grade class math and Language Arts!! It was so fun and I really really liked teaching:) My kids understood everything I taught and did very well on their quiz! It made me so happy!! The kids have 2 holidays this week and today is Zambian Women's Day:) The kids are only staying Wednesday night this week and kinda gives Joe and Sawyer and I a little break. It has been awesome being able to just be with Joe and Sawyer and meeting new people in Macha. I met a missionary couple, Carlene and Anthony who are here and have 2 kids that go to MICS. Anthony is a mentor to the teachers in Macha and they are moving back to either Canada or Mexico in the next year. Marit is from Holland and does research at the hospital for Malaria and Moses is from Zimbabwe and Zambia is his new home now. Zimbabwe is under alot of political fire right now and their government is basically falling apart and Moses had to escape to Zambia to be safe. Marit is leaving in 9 days and we are sad for her to go. Rick and Tracy are from Australia and Canada and Rick is the pilot that flew me from Lusaka to Macha. They have a little boy named Matthew and another on the way. The culture diversity here is amazing. We are supposed to go to the dam today with Fannie one of the teachers at MICS and tour Macha. We are going to Choma on Thursday and riding the bus there. We have to be at the bus stop at 6 AM and are going to get Sawyer and Joe's passport renewed and going to the market and eat at a nice restaurant and coffee shop. It is raining now and thundering pretty hard but the weather lately has been so beautiful. I am so thankful for God's continued faithfulness and goodness that He shows me through my relationship with Joe and Sawyer and seeing the joy on the kids faces. I cannot wait to see and experience what else God has in store the next month. We have a saying here when something goes wrong or something unexpected happens we say TIA... This is Africa:) Thank you so much for all the continued prayers and support, they mean the world. I will post again soon!
much much love for my KING,
rach