We tried calling Johanna on Saturday this time (because Sundays are so full and because her two younger siblings are not usually with us when we have to call before 2:00 PM Eastern time). We got through right away but Laura told us (we thought) that Johanna was down looking at the cows and that we should call back in 10 minutes.
We did just that and Johanna answered but it turns out that she had been milking the cow not just looking. I'm sure that her great aunts and uncles on the side of her Amish heritage (not to mention her great-grandmother, Annie) would have identified immediately with her chores!
Since we were calling the day before her sister's 16th birthday, the two of them were able to 'catch up' on news and relish the prospect of less than 40 days until Johanna is back home again -- however briefly that might be.
Johanna said that the location of the YWAM facility was absolutely spectacular. I forgot to ask her if in fact she could see Mt. Kilimanjaro from where she was. It is about 115 miles away just over the Tanzanian border and rises to a height of over 19,000 feet -- so I'm guessing if you have the right vantage and the right weather, it should be possible.
The YWAM property adjoins national park land so the wildlife and scenery is a great treat indeed. The team has been working hard all week doing manual labor on the property (when not milking) but will begin to work at an HIV/AIDS ministry near Nairobi on Tuesday.
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