A month ago I flew the 'Northern Shuttle' to Arusha with a stop in Magambua, a village about 120km to the north west of Dodoma. I had on board a large speaker which was to be delivered to Magambua and was also to collect 2 passengers from there, bound for Arusha.
I had completed my final checks before start up and looked over to the marshaller expecting the usual signal that it was clear to start the aircraft engine. Instead he signalled that I should not start and was pointing to something beyond my left wing tip. Looking over I saw that there was an unfamiliar man coming over to the aircraft to see me. A little annoyed that we were being delayed, I opened the door and enquired how I could help. The man presented me with 2 packages, one a data projector and the other a large envelope which appeared to contain some post. Not knowing about these items I was a little suspicious, but having checked with the Ops department who confirmed that this had been arranged to go to Magambua, I accepted the 2 items and we were once more on our way. In Magambua the speaker, projector and envelope were gratefully received and I didn't give them much more thought at the time...
A week later I was in Magambua again to collect the medical team for their monthly clinic in Birise (see the blog entry below). One member of the team happened to mention to me that the SIL (Wycliffe Bible Translators) family in Magambua were very excited because, after many months of hard work, they now had the Jesus film in the local Sandawe language. Using a generator and a data projector they had already given 3 showings of the film in the previous week in Magambua and nearby villages and it had been seen by more than 1000 people! By now I'm sure it's been seen by many more and I'm glad that I was able to play a small part in helping it on its way, even though I didn't even realise it at the time.
