Before we left for the Mahaha Village in Tanzania, Kevin, our missionary host, prayed for us to have successful travels and that God be glorified through our work It was about a 2.5 hour journey that in some areas was very rough. Kevin was driving and on the way we picked up four men from the Water Committee. While driving down the road, we suddenly came to an abrupt stop and Kevin rescued a chameleon and brought it into the SUV. It roamed all over the vehicle throughout the day. On the way, Kevin told us the story about how the drilling of the Mahaha well came about. Representatives from the village health clinic went to their district government with the request for a water well. They were referred to the Church of Christ that was involved in drilling water wells. The nurse in the Mahaha Village is a member of the Church of Christ and her husband Daniel is the minister. They were not aware of the Church of Christ involvement with the wells. They asked Francis who is on the Water Committee and he was able to work with the local government officials to get approval for the well.

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