Goodbye Musoma Hello Zanzibar!!

I wrote this yesterday afternoon but then couldn't get any WiFi to upload it!

I'm currently sat on the floor in Dar airport waiting to check in for the last leg of today's journey. It started at 4.30am this morning as we left eagle lodge for the last time and went to Bweri bus stand to catch a bus to Mwanza. All the busses were full so we had to wait till 6.15 for a bus with space. Not the most comfortable of journeys by any stretch of the imagination, but we did get to see sunrise and more of the beautiful Tanzanian countryside. I also got a little bit of sleep in between bouncing off my seat as we went over speed humps. We arrived at Mwanza in plenty of time, so we had time for breakfast in a small cafe opposite the airport - chip omlette (possibly the best food invention ever) and chai for me! Our flight to Dar was delayed slightly due to weather conditions. It was another rough journey, especially as we were waiting to land in Dar. Now just got a short flight over to Zanzibar to come!
This week in Musoma has been a bit different, and a lot of it has been spent saying goodbyes. We had chance to go to the albino and blind school which was great to see, although it was a bit odd as the albinos have white skin that looks similar to us but they still have the same African hair and figures. We visited the lepers again and took them some food to share between them. One of the old guys there loves dancing so we put some music on and had a bit of a wiggle before we left.
Our chickens were supposed to be slaughtered this week but they're still underweight so they will be killed next week. The good news is that we have a client who is interested in buying almost all of them when they're ready.
The health centre foundations we were working on up in a village called Kyamajoje (where Mtani lives) look great now they're finished, and they're ready for the next team to come in and take on the next stage. Saying goodbye to Mtani was sad as we had built such a good relationship with him, but it was great to see him looking much better. We are looking at ways to help him out more - I'll do a special blog post on this when I'm home, so watch this space.
We finished our school lessons this week and had a presentation to give certificates, toothbrushes and soap for the kids who had attended at least 5 of our lessons. The kids loved the certificates and all wanted their photos taken so I now have 50 photos of kids! It reminded me of how excited I used to get when I got certificates at primary school.
On Friday afternoon we had a special service at the church where we have been working most of the time we've been here. We had chai and chapatti and mundazi (doughnut things) before the service with the congregation. The atmosphere was incredible, their choir sung, then we sang, then there were thank you speeches from them and us then they presented us all with some material to remember them by, and then everyone danced and sang together which was amazing! And to top it all off, it happened during a proper Tanzanian storm so the volume in the church was tremendous.
Saying goodbye was really sad and I will miss the kids and all the people we've worked with, and especially the team. But I'm very excited for Zanzibar which will mainly be a 2 week holiday with some of the team, but we will work for a few of the days as we have a nursery floor to concrete. I hope it will be a good chance to reflect on my time here.
Prayer requests:
Safety: safe travelling for the half of the team that are going home, and safety for us in Zanzibar.
Blessings: thank God for all the opportunities he's given us while we've been out here and for helping us bless the locals and for the blessing they've been to us
The team: pray for each team member, that God continues to work in their lives and that we will stay in touch and friendships will continue.