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We checked out of the hotel and were picked up by the van and taken to the local church where we were to attend a devotions service for World Vision staff. It had already started when we got there, so we sat down and listened to what was going on. The service was in Portuguese, so we couldn’t really be sure what was being said, but there were some speakers and some songs. Then James welcomed us and introduced our group to the World Vision staff, and we were asked to introduce ourselves and say what our most memorable experience was in Tete. Will spoke for a while, and since I was at the end of the pew, I introduced myself first. We all spoke in English and it was not translated, so I’m not sure how much was understood.

For my most memorable experience, I spoke about the boarding school that we visited in the Marara ADP, and how impressed I was with the innovative ideas that the school had, and the way in which it was teaching skills to the students that would be beneficial to them for the rest of their lives. After we had all spoken, Will spoke thanked all of the World Vision staff for the hospitality they had shown us and commended them on all their work. He also presented them with a small boxing kangaroo for their office.