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Lunch and sodas for 100+ conference attendees arrives in a over-sized wheelbarrow that the locals call “kokoteni” carts. We joined the pastors for each of the 4 days of lunches, eating the very Traditional Tanzanian meal of rice, beans, and mchicha (greens).
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We are thankful that it is a meal we all enjoy. . .because we ate this same meal for 4 lunches and 4 dinners while we were in Katesh. Food is food in Tanzania and variety is not a necessity on the menu. Upon leaving Katesh, we all decided to leave rice and beans out of our diet for perhaps at least a week.
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