Friday, January 22nd

We began our day visiting Isimila Stone Age.

This site of prehistoric man and tools they used, was discovered in 1951 and is over 600,000 years old.  The pillars you see show the sand pillars that have been formed by wind and water erosion.  Our tour guide was an intern studying archaeology.  It was quite a hike down into the dig site.

Website Link to: Isimila Stone Age Site

In the distance it looks similar to the Grand Canyon!

Look in the clouds what do you see?

Guide at Isimila

Prehistoric tools found in archeological dig from the University of Chicago.

Isimila Stone Age Site

Pillars in Isimila.

Then off to Mgama, our sister parish.  We were once again welcomed with song and dance.  What a joyous feeling!  We were able to meet with the Secretary of one of the Micro-Finance Chapters at one of the preaching points.  We learned how the SACCOS loan program is working for her.

Giving gifts at one of our preaching points.

Then we visited another one of our preaching points.  In 2008, they were worshiping in a thatch-roofed building, and now have built a new brick church.  The church is built with 4,500 bricks, 2,500 of which they made themselves!  They will eventually add a floor and windows.  It is a very small church with 12 members and about 50 children.

Another eventful day!