Where are all the TOMS?

Jambo,

From the hustle and bustle of the small town of Moshi with its street vendors and tour guides constantly asking you if you want to go on a safari to the tropical rainforest village of Shimbwe with its lush vegatation hosting a array of fruits, we have experienced a week of Tanzania!

We went to Shimbwe Village about a week ago with our friend Deus where we stayed at his humble home. We worked in the mornings, building the school he is starting and either played soccer in the valleys of Kilimanjaro, or visited town in the afternoons. It gets dark here around 6:30 ish and in the village there is no electricity, so the evenings have been spent reading and writing by lantern or having great conversations with Deus and Kiba.

God has been very good in providing work for us to do. So far we have leveled a small field, planted a small garden, and made cement blocks to build a bathrooms.
Cody just bit me.
The orphanage/school is actually very impressive as Deus has been working on it for some time now. The walls and roof are up and one of the three rooms is almost finished.

We are back in Moshi town now and will be spending two nights at the backpackers hotel and hopefully we'll get to take part in the AIDS march and candlelight service tonight. If not, we'll just go to another rave.

This week we are going to another village, Bomang`ombe where we will be helping Aaron, who is actually from Seatle on a year long study abroad program, with an orphanage he is volunteering at. We will probably be staying in the village for the week before we fly out.

Oh, I got my bag! Praise God!

I truly wish you guys could see some of the things I have seen! just the sights itself are worth the trip. The lush rainforests, the windling slopes of Kilimanjaro, the colors of the local market, the beautiful little children (watoto)! Gosh! God is good!

Cody is smelling me.

Dear friends,

there is small child in the village named pasco. I think he will fit in my bag. Zach, can we keep him. (Need i remind you....you were skeptical of romo and he ranks higher than me. Please consider.)

Hott and bothered in tanzania. Cody

Oh, and Trob, I also have a child to bring home. I hope thats ok with the Doc. If it comes between my child or cody's.... well lets just say im responsibile for mine... and it wont come for about 9 months.

DEUS IS COOL!!!!! and a good man. Pray for his orphanage/school that God will provide for it! Keep praying for our safety and that God continues to show himself to us. We love you guys so freaking much and Cody and I are excited to see you soon Alex! WE HAVE Kahawa! (coffee)

Much love!

Max "I pooped three times in a hole" Su
Cody "He really is hott and bothered..."Page

oh.. and where the hell are all the TOMS??

Everyone speaks Swahili here!

Jambo,

This is Cody and Max from Moshi, Tanzania writing to one say, we are safe and well and having an amazing time, and two, yes we found strangers and they looked friendly so we've been hanging out with them this whole time. Seriously.

"All we've eaten thus far are bananas and mango juice and Max has grown three inches."
-Rasta Cody Page

We missed our connecting plane from London to Nairobi but caught a later one that day about 9 hours later. It was a good 9 hours as we spent 100$ US in food at the airport (thank you British Airways).

"By day we looked for Keeba whos face we didn't know, by night we went to a rave reminencent of a Steven Segal movie"
-Rasta Cody Page

After a long bumpy 8 hour shuttle ride through Kenya into Tanzania, we arrived in Moshi where at least three different people tried to take us somewhere. After following one of them for about 5 minutes we decided to turn around. Good decision.

"We squandered away 2500 shilling (2.50$ US) accidentally so if anyone could could wire us money to help us get home that would be great"
-Rasta Cody Page

But seriously, this is our second day and we literally have 72.50$ US left... not including the 500 shilling that its going to cost us to use the internet. Oh, and the airline lost my backpack which has all of my money in it... So, pray hard that they find my bag. Please.

"..."
-Rasta Cody Page

We have so far experienced some native food and "chew" and a Rastafarian rave which was amazing. We met an American named Aaron who we are hoping to work with as he volunteers at a orphanage.

Be praying hard for us. For our safety, that God continues to provide, my bag, that God keeps giving us great and unordinary opportunities, and most of all that His name is glorified.

Love you all,
Rasta Cody Page & Rasta Max Su