A PMV is a Public Motor Vehicle. In other words it is a public transportation vehicle. They come in many forms, mini vans, flatbed trucks, large buses and boats. We made a day long trip to town and out to a fishing island last week as part of our NCLA. We walked out to the main road where we boarded a bus PMV then rode into town where we found a boat PMV to take us out to an island. It was actually a nice change. We got to see more people and experience their culture in ways we wouldn't have in our own vehicle. The boat ride was interesting as there were about 35 people in a boat meant to hold about 10. There was literally less than 2 inches of boat left out of the water crossing the ocean to an island. The local people do it all the time, we on the other hand will be doing it less often. We had a great day. One side note, while out on the island we saw the skin of a rather large (enormous) saltwater crocodile that the villagers had killed. We also ate lunch at a market next to the sea where they bring fresh fish and other things to fry and sell. It was a really good meal that we look forward to ordering again. This week we begin the process of meeting people and finding language helpers. We definitely need your prayers as we step out of our comfort zones.
The kids are doing well in school and seem to be enjoying dorm life, we get to see them in just over 2 weeks and we are so excited. We hope to have some current pics of the kids soon so check back later to "see" how they are doing.
Here we are in the PMV boat.
Of Course the kids all wanted their picture taken.
Here is a lady preparing for fishing.
This lady was a relative of the Language helper that accompanied us. Her baby was sick so we gave them a bottle of water.
Jesus said that whomever drinks this water will thirst again but whomever drinks from the water He has to give will never thirst.
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