in the Hands of the Potter: Victoria Falls

Friday, June 23, 2006

Victoria Falls

Hello everyone!
I'm sorry I haven't written in a long time ... I was in Lusaka for a while and then we went to Livingstone ... and then life back at the mission has been very busy and I just haven't had time to sit down and write.

The trip to Victoria Falls was absolutely awesome! It makes Niagra Falls look like a raindrop. Seriously, you just walk by the falls and think, is this ever going to end? It seems like it goes on forever. So incredible. Here is a picture, which doesn't do it justice - but you can't help but be in awe of the God who takes pleasure in making things like this. He is so awesome.

We took a couple rides through the game park and saw some elephants, giraffes, monkeys, zebras, baboons, water buffalo, warthogs, impala, hippos, and probably other animals that I can't remember at the moment. We went to a crocodile farm, where I went into the area with the crocs and petted one and held its tail. ;o) I also held a 4-month old baby croc. That was fun! Here is a picture of me with the crocodile.

It's child health week in Zambia right now, and we've been going out into the bush to vaccinate children this week. It's actually pretty amazing - the kids come and get weighed and get some standard medicines, and we update their vaccines. I was surprised at how organized the whole thing was. And the kids are such sweethearts, as usual. :)

Right now we are in the midst of an annual youth camp here at the mission, which is why I've been too busy to update this site. Since I'm at the clinic during the day, I've missed out on the fun with the kids during the day, but they have had a service at night which is fun to go to. The kids are great - they just love singing and praising God. A few have come to Christ, and we'll see what He continues to do tomorrow and Sunday. I actually get to go out and play games with them tomorrow, because it's Saturday, so I'm excited about that.

I know this is a brief update on the past few days, but such is life. I'll try to write again tomorrow.
Goodnight!

posted by emily @ 6:52 PM

6 Comments:

At 8:39 PM, Anonymous said…

haha...I can't believe you got to hold a crocodile!...SO FUN...haha good to hear from you. I am glad you are having such a great time :)
At 8:44 PM, Anonymous said…

beautiful pictures once again. i'm glad that everything is going so well and that you are having such fabulous experiences!
you and aunt terry are two peas in a pod... she held a baby alligator the first time we all went to florida together.... it still makes me shudder to think of it! i like to watch from a safe distance, coward that i am.
i pray for you every day....
xxxooo
At 10:02 PM, Anonymous said…

Hi Em,

I am just about to go to bed and now I can go at ease that you are OK. You are amazing! I have seen crocs from a distance and there where I wanted to stay - alligators are bad enough, but we did see a croc at a wildlife refuge in Florida and at Busch Gardens in Tampa (behind a glass cage!!). Glad all is well - love you and look forward to hearing about your adventures in person.

Everloving Grandma
At 11:29 PM, bethany said…

That croc picture is pretty darn cool. :D You're amazing! It sounds like lots of fun, and I'm glad you're learning so much. :)
At 12:01 PM, JEN said…

whoa. that is an amazing picture. i am obsessed with crocs and alligators, primarily.

miss you!!

JEN
At 11:58 PM, Anonymous said…

Um, Emily.... I certainly hope this crocodile was well-fed before you got into the cage with it!

On another note, you never did tell us whether you delivered any babies yet. Your fans want to know.

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