Safely home

God said "I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign
of the covenant between me and the earth"

Apart from Team Leader, Jean, we are now safely home. Jean came with us on the minibus from the hotel and we dropped her off in town where she was picking up the coach to Lusaka. Please pray that her travels will be safe and she will be able to complete all the tasks that she has lined up.

Our Zambian cereal packet said - "have a bowl of Bokomo Corn Flakes to give you a good foundation for a busy day and the attitude to give life all you've got" but we believe it is God who fulfils that promise !

Here are a few glimpses of the team in action and more photos will be on the Flickr site - http://www.flickr.com/photos/21623589@N04/

Goodbye Yann

We are sad that Yann had to return home before us but pleased to learn that he has arrived home safely. Here he is in action at the Wukwashi camp.

No news is good news !

Sorry that we haven't been able to update the blog but we have been too busy !! Photo above shows the team choir practice. Strangely, it made the camp dogs howl which really made us laugh !

Things have gone really well and God has been with us. The team worked really hard at Misaka with around 200 children joining in games and crafts. Here is Rod working on the bottle tops for the tambourines.

We led the Sunday Service and Yann gave a wonderful sermon and we were all able to take part with testimonies, readings, singing etc.

The crafts and games went well and we finished with a rousing final service with tambourines and instruments !

We have now moved on to Livingstone after a long and bumpy ride. We spent the previous night with Ralph (Westmacott) at Lechwe Lodge and were privileged to have a tour of the Fish Farm which he manages, visit the piggeries and had two game park rides where we spotted zebras, giraffes and lots of Impalas, Kudu etc. etc.

Evening worship & lunch at Itimpi

A few photos - if it works!

Parachute games were a hit as ever!

Misaka Arrival

We're now at the Kaniki Bible colege, having arrived safely yesterday. All but 4 of us are staying at the College (in 3 dorms); Peter, Sue, Rod and Jane enjoying the experience of genuine rondavels at the Misaka Village. Misaka is a wonderful Christian community about 5 miles away, where we will be spending 3 days with up to 300 children!!! The journey between the sites is interesting - in the back of an open truck along a dusty road full of pot-holes. Looking forward to leading the service at Misaka church tomorrow morning. Please pray that we might be a great encouragement. Danny had a bit of a fever, but continues to recover, after a good night. Please pray for him.

All going well

Thank you for your comments. Yann arrived safely but unfortunately without his suitcase ! It arrived the following day and we have just collected it from the airport for him.

Our Sunday Service went well - three hours long - with Rod introducing the team, and Jane P, Val and Peter giving testimonies and speaking.

The Camp for disabled children started yesterday. Crafts included salt dough decorated fishes, musical instruments and games with balls and parachutes. The children have varying disabilities and it is quite difficult to understand which children are able to participate in which craft or game but the team feel they are more confident about today's activities.

Stuart has gone to a local farm to do electrical work. There is no electricity in the building at the moment and Stuart is putting in conduit, wiring, sockets etc. etc. A local young electrical apprentice is helping him.

Danny, Nicole and Nigel have been a wonderful help with the children's games and have had a chance to talk and play with lots of youngsters. We think that the church congregation were very impressed with their rendition of Jesus is the Rock on Sunday !

We are all coping well with the sporadic supply of gas, water and electicity !! We were very happy last night when we all had the first hot shower for several days !! It is quite difficult as one night we had no electricity and therefore no lights and we have not been able to buy candles as the shop shelves are empty. There is also a diesel fuel shortage!

We are all grateful that God is keeping us safe and well. Thank you for your prayers.

We have been amused to see a local sign advertising 'Line Dancing for Jesus' but have not gone along to join in ! Sorry that the internet connection is so slow that we have not been able to put up photos for you. We all have such wonderful pictures but you will have to wait for them we're afraid !