Lions, Tigers and Masai, Oh My!

Tonight as part of our blog, we decided to do a brief question and answer to give you a window into our trip over the first couple of days. We had quite an experience today visiting CCBRT which is a health center that deals with Club Foot, Fistula, Prosthetics, Cleft Palate and vision problems this morning. Afterwards we took a brief tour of downtown Dar before heading to visit with Mr. O'Neil's former Masai guard, Molel. In addition, we got to go into a small mud hut village and play with a young child named Maxwell . . . he loved his new soccer ball. Just a brief overview but hopefully some of the girls blogs and the questions below will fill in the blanks.

Enjoy!

From your experience, if there was one thing in Dar es Salaam you could change, what would it be?

Sabrina . . . I would find a way to give everyone access to clean water and involve the Red Cross with more things.

Haleigh . . . from my experience at CCBRT (Central Community Bureau Rehabilitation Center), I wish every Tanzanian to have access to health care

Kaitlyn . . . as cool as the mud huts are, I would give every real houses to live in for safety for the kids.

Lila . . . I would start a basic sanitation system in the city while forming relationships with the people in Dar

Stephano . . . I would want to see every child given the opportunity to receive a great education because I believe that excellent education can play a significant role with poverty reduction

Mama Carrie . . . I would provide more exposure about the drug and alcohol problems in Dar and provide opportunities to overcome them like they are doing at Changamoto Mbezi.

Freace . . . increase law enforcement so that there was accountability and justice other than mob justice for criminal acts in Dar

What is one thing that you would take back with you to Augusta from Dar that could have a positive impact in our community?

Freace . . . a Masai warrior to train my sons in the way of the Masai . . . they have to fight a lion before becoming a man . . . awesome!

Mama Carrie . . . Haraka Haraka Haina Baraka . . . an African proverb which means "Hurry, Hurry you'll miss the blessing"

Stephano . . . that we might serve as ambassadors upon our return to grow Augusta's awareness of the needs of Africa

Lila . . . a heart for international missions

Kaitlyn . . . Maxwell, a little boy we met today. I'm serious . . . I would bring a little orphan home with me today!

Haleigh . . . the lesson of honor. People are proud of their culture and do things right because that is what they believe in

Sabrina . . . the appreciation for relationships because Americans don't focus enough on relations between people because they spend too much time on productivity.

What was today's highlight?

Haleigh . . . meeting Molel, Mr. O'Neil's former Masai guard . . . he was really kind, he knew everybody, and was a joy to be around

Kaitlyn . . . getting to hang out with purely African tribal people, the Masai and the getting to be right next to my favorite mud huts

Lila . . . getting to be with the Masai people and see their dignity and their kindness to complete strangers

Stephano . . . seeing a good Tanzanian friend after being apart for three years

Carrie . . . seeing the differences between the Masai and the local Africans . . . the differences/contrast  between the Masai who guard large homes and some of the African landowners who live in mud huts

Sabrina . . . talking with Tom and Kira about the passion for CCBRT

Freace . . . kicking the soccer ball with 19 month old Maxwell . . . reminded me of my son Jack.