I feel MUCH better after a good night's sleep. Mwanza is a growing city and will soon have an international airport, or so they say. The air is already warm and you welcome whatever breeze comes.
Today we'll be meeting with Elias who is the former head of the Tanzania Baptist Convention. He is a nice man and very humble. We will talk strategy for the whole nation and I will pick his brain regarding his experiences in Tanzania. I'll bring maps and we'll try to get specific. More to come on that.
Mwanza is also known for good Tilapia because of it's location on the shores of Lake Victoria; which supplies Tilapia for many countries in Africa. This is a fishing town, where you find all kinds of fishermen. There were even guys fishing with poles from a rock outcropping across from a restaurant we were eating at last night. When they catch fish, they try to sell it to the restaurant.
I've never been to Galilee, but I often think of it when I come to Mwanza. Jesus' parables and word pictures fit perfectly here.
The roads are mostly horrible, unless you are on a main thoroughfare. The rains ensure that all dirt roads will have plenty of potholes and the going is slow. Foreigners from India and Europe are abundant, as well as American tourists. It is not at all uncommon to meet Americans here doing mission work.
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