Sunday we went to church and it was pretty fun...very long though! It was kind of an outside church. We were guests of honor and got to sit up front. It was all in French so I didn't understand very much, but the music was really good! Sunday after church we went to the beach. Monday we got up and went grocery shopping at a place called Mbolo. This means welcome in one of the native languages. It's basically like a Wal-Mart but SO expensive! I bought a small container of conditioner for 5 dollars! It was crazy. Most of the Gabonese don't actually shop here. It's mainly for richer French and Europeans that leave here. After, we drove to a cape and had a prayer retreat. We fasted and prayed about the summer. One of Tim's friends who is a pastor here talked to us about prayer. It was a really good time.
Today was an interesting day. The interns got up this morning and worked on the house. We are trying to get it ready for when teams come out starting in the middle of June. We boarded up some spaces so we can tack on netting to keep bugs out. We also hauled off some desks and a table to a local missions school. We organized the wood and other stuff behind the house. Then we took a shower, ate lunch, and went to the market. The market was...INSANE. If anyone has ever been to a market in Mexico like Tiajuana...it's like 100x crazier than this. There were people EVERYWHERE and in the middle of the road was a huge pile of trash and mud. I bought a pair of pants and a skirt for pretty cheap. I also got a soccer jersey for Aaron. People would call out "American!" or "White Woman!" or "Blonde!"..it was pretty funny. They were very insistent and aggresive, which was kind of scary. It was still a fun experience though:). Now all the interns are just chilling out and playing games.
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