Working in East Africa as missionaries it is hard for us to justify taking a vacation or spoiling ourselves so it was great having fellow missionaries around.
It's great having visitors who live in Africa too. During their spring vacation a few teachers I worked with in Burundi came to our house for vacation. We didn't waste time, first day we went to the zoo.
We spent a good 45 min just watching the chimps. They are on an island. The care takers told us that they fear the water. While we were there they fed them by throwing the fruit and veggies at the island from the opposite bank. Some of the food fell into the water and the chimps would use sticks to "fish" for the floating food.
Liz found a friend in a deer. The deer allowed Liz to scratch behind it's ears for a long time. Olive gathered the courage to touch the deer as well.
This zoo is very different from what I expected. It is an educational center and so their goal isn't tourism. Their exhibits were large and there was plenty of land for the animals to run and live.
We did do some ministry while Liz was here. We took her to village to see the people that the hospital will serve. It was amazing going into village with someone else, someone who was newer than I was.
Isaac went to talk to the elders of the community about the hospital project and the need for official documentation concerning the donated land. Liz and I spent time with the children and women of the village. The women hidden by the child in the front of the photo is the mother of the boy I'm holding. His name is Yakut, he has Down Syndrome. Isaac and I have done some counseling on heath care and general care of Yakut to keep him a fun loving part of the community. The mother has done a great job with him even though she doesn't have resources.
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