The End of our First Week in Congo

Saturday night here, the end of our first week in Congo.  We arrived in Congo on Wednesday after a 4 hour drive through beautiful Rwanda.  The border crossing was all sorts of chaos, but we were able to make it through with our bags without too much hassle.  The van that brought us to the border  was not able to actually cross the border, so we had to hire some porters to carry our bags from the parking lot to the final checkpoint.  By the time we finally arrived at our arranged lodging, it was good to be able to rest and get ready for the installation of Imprimerie Siloam.  There are 4 young men who were there to be trained; they did a good job in getting the shelving all set up, the big bindery equipment set up, and all 11 printers set up and running.  The progress was quite good.  Today (Saturday) we spent running errands around the city.  We visited some missionaries we knew at the Maji Matulivu guest house and were very thankful that they were able to help us get our lodging situation worked out for those days we did not have lodging arranged.  Praise God for this answer to prayer  The lakeside place we have been staying was very peaceful except for today.  It is extremely scenic, so bridal parties (and all their guests) come here for their wedding photos.  We enjoyed the afternoon watching 4 large wedding parties in all their finery pose for many, many photos.  We were able to sit on the deck of the building here we are staying and watch the big crowds taking their turns at all the scenic spots.  Tomorrow is Sunday - we will attend Sunday service at the church compound where the print shop is located.  So many unknowns but these things I know for sure.....the service will be long, and we will be asked to sit in a seat of honor on the front platform (not my favorite place!).  We will let you go for tonight.  Hopefully the days ahead will find us at a place with more reliable wi-fi connections.  Thanks so much for your prayers.  We love you all.