Hi friends and family. It is day 4 here in Morocco, and the group is adjusting nicely to the culture shock of being in North Africa.
After a rocky ferry journey across the Strait of Gibraltar, we arrived and were met by floods of men offering luggage help, taxis, or tour guides. Once we got to the city center, some Senegalese guys showed us to a hotel that we could afford and would accommodate all of us. Plus, it has an awesome rooftop where we call all meet and hang out. The hotel is actually right next door to a mosque, so we are getting used to the Muslim call to prayer times and sounds.
One thing Morocco is known for is having to barter in shops and markets. It is just a way to be relational in this culture. A couple people on the team have already had the chance to barter and pretend to walk away in a huff and use their bits of Arabic to buy things. It's exhilarating and frustrating at the same time.
We have also had the amazing and heartbreaking privilege to work at an orphanage just outside of town. There are around 40 kids at the place, ages ranging from newborn to 16. We are split during the day, so some of us go in the afternoon and some go at night. Then, we are split again between feeding, changing, and holding babies and playing/hanging out with the older kids (many of whom have mental or physical handicap). We can't really pronounce any of their names right, and we've only known the kids for two days, but all of us are really starting to love them.
Things we've learned as a team after Week 6:
1. Carrying toilet paper with you is always a good idea.
2. God loves providing for us.
3. We can go through chocolate spread quicker than you can say Nuetella.
Unfortunately, one of our team members, Binny, has not yet been granted a visa into the country due to his Indian nationality. Prayers of guidance for him and health for the rest of the team would be greatly appreciated.
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