tuesday and wednesday

I spent all day tuesday at home reading through an HIV prevention curriculum that i was borrowing from pastor Vessie at the church nearby Zenzele. we went to visit him on wednesday, so i was working to get through everything before i had to return the material. it was a week-long course, so it was obviously too long for what we were hoping to use it for, but i did get some great ideas on topics to cover and how to approach them. I took a few pages of notes and that i planned to use on wednesday as i worked on getting those ideas meshed into what i was already planning on doing. on tuesday night, almost all of us took off to the movie theatre and saw Transformers. Similar to the rugby game, the movie was cheap - about $2.25. I don't understand why some entertainment is so cheap, because the cost of living is otherwise very comparable to what we're used to in the States (but gas is more expensive here - right around $4/gallon).
In the morning on wednesday, Jason, Brian, Mike, and I went to see pastor Vessie and the youth pastor, Danny. We talked in detail about Vessie's experiences with Zenzele and what he thought would be the best course of action if we were going to make an effort to develop a partnership with them. he encouraged as much structure as possible coming from our end and he warned us about some of the things that we needed to watch out for. Overall, it was a very helpful conversation and i also enjoy Vessie's company because he's a genuinely nice person. From there, we headed home and i spent the rest of the day working on rally ideas and doing some more work on the message for the rallies.