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This is the
first time that our monthly update, 'the Kanes in Mozambique',
has come from Mozambique itself. Our last two weeks in Ireland
were a mad rush and our first two weeks here haven't been any
easier. But we now have the boys settled into a school, we are
about to move into our own apartment, and we are at an advanced
stage in our search for a car. Furthermore Sharon and I have
started meeting daily with our Portuguese language tutor, which
after all is our primary reason for being based initially in
Maputo. So you could say that we have hit the ground running. We
will write more fully in later editions of this newsletter but
on this occasion we will let Daniel do the talking for us.
Daniel is our lively eight year
old. He found it difficult being uprooted from Zimbabwe and
having to make new friends in Ireland. When the time came for us
to return to Africa, he was excited at the idea of making a new
beginning in Mozambique, but nervous at the thought of having to
start over making friends, especially when the local children
speak Portuguese. In all our busyness, we have made a real
effort to give our children a taste of the familiar. We asked
Daniel to keep a diary and the following is an extract from his
daily reflections on life here. Hopefully his brutal honesty
will provoke much prayer on behalf of all four of our boys.
Thurs 18th. It
took an awfully long time to get to Mozambique, but we got
here. It's rather cold for Maputo today. I really hate
writing diaries. We went to a cafe with one of Mum's
friends. I had a whole pizza and it was delicious.
Fri 19th.
Writing a diary isn't so bad any more. We went for a walk to
see a school and Dad went to the bank with Jos. I found some
secret places.
Sat 20th. I had
a great time with Myles. On the way to his house we looked
for differences about the streets in Maputo and the streets
in Belfast. Such as, in Belfast there are no fruit trees, no
ants, no holes in the pavement and no sewers above ground.
Sun 21st. We
went to an English speaking church. There was a Sunday
School but nothing worked because the teacher forgot all the
equipment she needed. Then Samuel wandered off and I saved
him from falling down a ladder.
Mon 22nd. Mum
taught me how to tie up my mosquito net. Jos teases Nat
loads. I feel like we're not in Africa because there are no
good trees to climb.
Wed 24th. Nat
got great presents today. Unfortunately Samuel threw his
aeroplane in the fishpond. A girl called Kylie came. She's
not too bad. Dad lost his cell phone.
Thurs 25th. We
helped get the fish out of the pond to clean the water. On
Monday we're going to school at CAM (the Christian Academy
of Maputo). I can hardly wait.
Fri 26th. I was
feeling stressed today until we went to Andrew's house. They
had made a den. It was fun in there.
Mon 29th. I went
to CAM. Everything was okay except for Music and Portuguese.
I know making friends is not hard. I want to go back to
Belfast.
Tues 30th. Nat cried at
school. The work at CAM is okay but I hate Portuguese. We
took ages getting home from school. Samuel is such fun!
We'll let you have contact
details as and when they become available. Email is the easiest
way to get in touch. You might like to look at posting this
newsletter on your church notice board (with or without the
cartoon) so that others are able also to pray for us.
Grace to you
Gregory and Sharon
Kane
Elim International Missions
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