Today was our first full day in Jos. I was very tired last night, but I'm not supposed to lay down for 30 minutes after taking my Malaria medicine (not sure what that's all about) so I took it and sat down to talk to Jason and Emilee the missionaries that run the SSE house (I'll tell you more about SSE later in the week). They have a 7 month old baby and were telling me all kinds of fun pregnancy stories (which really made me miss Carmen). Anyways, I didn't get to sleep till a little after 11pm (Nigerian time) and slept over 10 hours which was really nice, however I am still not caught up yet.
We went to the village of Miango (if its spelled wrong I'll correct later). That is where Kent Academy was. Kent is an elementary school for missionary kids and a rest home (retreat center) for pastors and missionaries. We met Rev. Zane (sounds like: Zahnee). He and his wife were very hospitable and fed us some fried blackeyed pea bread, kind of like a really spicy, deep fried corn bread. We then traveled to see Dr. Itapsons first church he pastored and then his mothers house.
After a long day of travelling and making multiple stops, we returned to the SSE house to eat dinner and meet with Dr. Agang, the Dean of the Jos Evangelical Seminary (JOTS). Dr. Agang joined us for dinner and we had a super engaging conversation till a little after 10pm tonight. I have learned that relationships are much more important than time here. The culture lends people to spend time with others, while meetings are put on hold until everyone is there.
I'm sure there are many other things to be said about today, but it is almost midnight. I will continue to add and update things as the week goes on. Tomorrow we are all attending different churches and then meeting for lunch to talk about our experience. Then there is a possibility we could meet the Governor of the Plateau State tomorrow evening.
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