Going Home

I write this from the Dar Es Salaam airport. We had a very good and rather quick trip to Dar Es Salaam from Iringa. We left at 5 AM and arrived in Dar around 2 PM. One of the highlights of the trip was the ride through Mikumi Park. We saw cape buffalo, wildebeast, antelope, elephants, giraffes, Zebra, and warthogs. We enjoyed our buffet lunch at the Kobel station in Chalinze. If you are traveling from Dar west, this is a great place to eat. Just ask Bonnie about the Okra and Tomatoes. Mpeli loves the fish. Betha, Mpeli and Neema's daughter, traveled with us to return to teacher's college in Dar Es Salaam. She is doing well and we pray for her graduation next spring.

Well update is that the pump test of the well will take place on Friday. We are praying for good tests. If the test give positive results regarding water flow, then water will flow to the village. We are all anxious to publish the pictures of that day.

Mpeli and I had the opportunity to sit down with the original well driller in Dar. We believe that positive steps were taken to resolve the issues in the best interest of the kidete village, DBL Farm, and Teleios partners. Most of all, this situation has brought to the front the Tanzanians who truly want the best for their country and its people. Too often I hear more negative statements about working with African businesspeople. It is always great to work with those who prove this view wrong. Thank you our partners for your prayers. As Mpeli said, "We have to give a person the opportunity to correct what they have done."

In about an hour we will board our plane and begin the journey home. As time and opportunity present themselves on the flights, I will work on the pictures and post them.