Days 4 and 5

Day 4- Hey. One of the main reasons we go on OE is to educate the villagers on the dangers of HIV/AIDS. Many of them know nothing of the disease or how it is spread. All they know is that their loved ones are dying of this "mystery disease". We do dramas, and have posters, videos, and question and answer times. So today we did our first of many presentations. It was so well received. We always pray that they will take this info and pass it on so lives will be spared.

Day 5- Today was an exciting day. We were invited to explore the local caves. This is a big deal. Tourists come from all over begging to see the caves and are usually turned down because the caves are very special to the villagers and they don't want anything to happen to them. It was a 3 hour guided hike to the base of the caves and another 45 min-1 hour hike up to the top. Then we explored them for a few hours and then began the hike back. It was a LONG day but so worth it. The fingerprints of God were all over that place. I just stood there and reminded myself to breath. Over and over it took my breath away. The pictures don't even begin to capture it, but here they are anyways.

Setting off:

We went through a village where all that was left was this lady and her son. Everyone else has died.

​There was an awesome canopy of trees

Wyatt helping us cross the river

Crossing the bridge...that was tricky!

We can see it!

This natural archway was amazing!

Looking up to the Heavens

Wyatt chillin' with some of the local boys

That is Wyatt down there with his arms outstretched. All that black stuff is bat poop. Haha. The kids didn't care. They were rolling down the hills in it and doing back flips in it.

Me with some of our guides. You can tell it was a hard hike. We all have our walking sticks. And my shoes are covered in bat poop.

See the kid there on top of the mound?

There is a huge part of the cave that is so dark you can't see unless you have a flashlight. We weren't down there long because the water started rising so they yelled for us all to get out.