Making Connections!

Cecilia shared the use of her spoon with me at breakfast this morning ~~ I had gone with the idea of just getting a couple of hard boiled eggs and bringing them back to my flat, but ended up having a full breakfast there, and had not taken any of my utensils!!  Cecilia is the mother of 4 boys (think Byrne boys!), the eldest of which is 21; is a 2nd yr. theology student; her husband is a D.S. in Mosambique.  She spoke of the difficulty of learning English her first year here.  But her English now is quite good!  Think of all she has sacrificed to come here for an education!!

Erica sat down near Cecilia and me as we were finishing breakfast ~~ she was in IN, OK, and NC in June with the AU Choir!  She said her adjustment here was minimal because her parents attended here and she was familiar with the campus.  I have actually met several whose parents are graduates of AU!!  Their Alumni Association has grown to over 4,000 graduates now!!

Mary Yelle stopped me as I was returning from breakfast.  She was all dressed up and going into Mutare for the day!  Mary is in the AU Choir, and met Bonnie and Gene Albert while the choir was touring Indiana in June!!  She is the 6th of 9 children, and only the second to go on to university.  Her older brother is now a medical doctor, and arranged for her to be on scholarship this year.  She is from Nigeria and is a 3rd yr. majoring in Bus. Admin./Mgmt.  All of the AU Choir will be going to Harare early in the morning to sing in several churches to promote "Africa University Sunday!"  What a lovely young lady, and I am so happy to make connections with her!!

A bit further along the drive I was stopped by Kenneth, a FB friend of Bonnie Albert's from our VIM Team visit here two years ago!!  Thanks, Bonnie, for encouraging him to make connections with me!

"Hi, I'm one of the sub-wardens,"  said Kenneth, as he approached me when I returned from a brief visit with the Kies.  We had met with most of the sub-wardens (Resident Assistants) on Thurs.
to share with them all the services being provided through the Counseling Services Unit.  Another delightful young man!!

They are a ll God's children, and they are all beautiful!!  My "family" is growing by leaps and bounds each day!!  Thank you, Jesus, Amen!!

Til the next time ~~~