Today, Dave and I worked on our business plan and met with Efigenia and the accountant to help them set up a general ledger that can be shared on the Internet with the Ascend headquarters in Salt Lake.
Helping them tediously punch in a stack of receipts confirmed my lack of desire to be an accountant, but it was worth it to help them start organizing their finances.
The accountant’s name is Gimo and he happens to be a member of the Church.
He was the first member to be baptized in Mozambique.
He and his brother were sent to Communist countries to study and his brother joined the Church in East Germany.
Gimo studied in Cuba and when he returned his brother taught him the gospel and developed a following of believers even though there were no official missionaries in the country.
Eventually, missionaries were sent from the South Africa mission and the Church officially began in Mozambique.
Tonight we dropped off Ben, the Ethiopian intern, at the airport. He told us that he was not looking forward to spending a few days with two MBA interns because he thought we would be boring so weleft him a little surprise in his carry on – we figured he could use it if he doesn’t find his bags in Maputo.
After going to the airport we stopped to eat at little restaurant and 
had a great conversation with Efigenia and the pump operation. The past two times we have gone to restaurants like this we see the waitress leave after we order and come back about five minutes later with a box – we’re pretty sure that the box contains a live chicken, a few potatoes, and a few cans of Coke (exactly what we ordered).
had a great conversation with Efigenia and the pump operation. The past two times we have gone to restaurants like this we see the waitress leave after we order and come back about five minutes later with a box – we’re pretty sure that the box contains a live chicken, a few potatoes, and a few cans of Coke (exactly what we ordered). 