the weekend

Moshi is truly beautiful.   With Mt Kilimanjaro in the background every day, how could it not be.  I think the population here is pretty well-off as well.  Life here is actually pretty nice.  It feels like a vacation to me before going to Haiti.

It was a huge contrast to go to church today and see all these well-dressed people walking into the chapel when outside there were poor people waiting for health care or visiting their family members in the hospital.  It was also interesting to go from an African service directly to an English service (alot quieter).  There are so many humanitarian workers from all over the world here, including Tanzania and other African countries and everyone is asking themselves the same questions: how can we really help tanzania (or insert other developing country), how much should we give, how guilty should we feel for our lifestyle, how will change happen?

I think there is probably only one messy but true answer to all of these questions and I think it is Jesus Christ and his church.  What a privilege to know him---and to have a long time to learn his answers!!!

Tomorrow, I will get to spend time at the District Hospital and also in the village talking to a woman about health care.  I am looking forward to seeing that part of Moshi.