Taxis work hard.....

Kinshasa, the endless city

The tilt is not caused by the road, but by the load. I have seen 24-30 people crowded into these buses! The more expensive buses have been named (in French) "The Spirit of Life". In response, reflecting their great sense of humour, the people have dubbed these buses "The Spirit of Death"!

A colourful visitor:

 

Our car was shipped from Bukavu and has finally arrived. Beside it are Mapendo & Hilary.

Our neighbour's cat. Isn't he a beauty? I think he knows it!

Our cat. Keeps visitors, like photo #4, out of the house, as well as a few other unwelcome visitors which shall remain unnamed!

Have you ever seen;

- a man walking with a freezer balanced on his head?

- armed guards managing traffic at your grocery store? (who will also carry your purchases to the car and hold your door)

- a hotel called 'Fracas"?

- a policeman directing traffic by waving his automatic weapon at the rows of vehicles?

- a minivan with 24 people crowded inside?

- 4L of ice cream for $30.? Lettuce for $10.?

- a baboon throw a rock at you?

- 6  or 7 lanes of traffic on a 4 lane street?

- 2 goats guided through your church during service?

I have............now. 

Isn’t life fascinating?

Yes, I made it across this 'bridge'......

Actually, they reinforced it before my arrival.......it used to bounce as you crossed! It was no 'walk in the park' but it got us to our cell group meeting. It was only about an 8 foot drop, but my mind always magnifies heights.....subsequently, as I edged across, it became a 20 ft drop with white rapids below!! WHEW!

Interesting side note........our lesson tonight was baptism! I will let you fill in the blanks on that one!!!

Saturdays.....

In the morning, we visit the patients in the hospital/clinic across the street from the church.

I am sorry the map at the side is not working. They tell us it can take up to one month to update it. I enjoy seeing where my visitors come from :(
For now, I can't.
At any rate, you are always welcome!!

traffic.....

Traffic is always tough here, and at certain times it is worse! It can take up to an hour to travel the 10 minute drive to our home! I took this picture while we were waiting to inch forward.
After a time, the passengers in the 2 busses started to hang out the windows, shouting and waving their arms (some sort of competitive discussion, I suppose) Bored, I guess, anyway, I thought I would share it with you.....

New Roof.....

We have been baking our church people from week to week. Finally, we put a covering for shade. It made a real difference! Our temperatures average between 30 - 35C, so this was a big deal for us!