Well thankfully my work permit is taken care of for the time being. It is good for 3 months. I had to leave my passport, 2 passport size photos, paperwork and $220 with the immigration office. I was a tad nervous about leaving my passport with them for 3 days but I really had no choice. The golden rule of traveling has always been “NEVER be separated from your passport” This is the 2nd time in Africa that I broke that rule. But all went well and I will be traveling to Lusaka the end of January to get my permanent work visa. That is about a 5-hour drive from where I am now and the pastor and his wife will be going with me on that trip. Pray that all will go well with the trip and in getting my long-term work permit.
As I had mentioned in a previous post I went to the home of Morgan yesterday to begin our lessons. When I arrived the children came running out to greet me and Morgan informed me that his older brother had told him that I was not really going to come. The children hurried into the house to get a large homemade steel table and a rickety old bench to sit on. I ended up having 8 “students” instead of just Morgan. I will post a picture with their names. At the end of my hour lesson they proceeded to teach me what they deemed important Bemba phrases. They are as follows:
Good Morning- Mwawukashani
Come Here- Isa Kuno
No, I don’t want- Nakana
You are a baby Uli Muana
You are tall Muli Vatali
You are fat Mualina
You are slim Mualiyonda
You are lying Oliwabufe
It is going to rain Yalaloka
It is not going to rain Tayaloke
When done the kids insisted I come again. I told them I would return next Tuesday. They begged for me to come 3 days a week but I kindly told them that was not possible. I told them it may be possible to come 2 times a week but we will just see how it goes. Morgan asked to escort me home and walked me to where I am staying. It was a good time of chatting and hearing more about his family. Sadly, he informed me that his father was coming in a couple of weeks to take him to a different village so our lessons will be brief. I hope that I will at least get to see him when he is on school break. He is such a sweet boy and so eager to learn though embarrassed at his lack of reading skills when around the other children. Please keep him in your prayers.
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