Well,we are finally on our way home! Everyone is feeling a bit sad about leaving all our lovely new friends in Tanzania,but we are also so happy because we had a fantastic time, and God really helped us and did some great things in people's lives while we've been here.
Yesterday was a bit different again,we spent the morning at an orphanage. Ialways like meeting boy and girls,and it makes me so happy when I see ones who don't have parents to look after them being so well cared for.
Then Mark suggested we could do some touristy things,so we went on a drive up a mountain.It was SO SCARY! Mark said - and I agreed - that the road wasn't meant for cars. If I had nails I'd have bitten them,but I don't so I just had to close my eyes and wait till we stopped. When we did we still had to walk for about 20 minutes,but then we could see the most amazing views. It was so beautiful and that was only half way up the mountain!
Well I'm lookin forward to getting home and seeing everyone again. And in two weeks it will be Treasure Hunters Holiday Club,and I'm very excited about getting to do another one so soon!
Sunday 18 July 2010
Friday 16 July 2010
Goodie bags and goodbyes....
We are all feeling a bit sad this evening because today was our last day with the children at the after school club. But it's been so much fun and the children all seemed to have a wonderful time. We gave them all a goody bag to take home with them at the end and they loved them! It was sad to say goodbye,but so good to know they all had fun and learned more about Jesus being the light of the world and how much He loves them - and so wonderful to see some of them decide to accept Him as their Saviour.
The work at the clinic was all finished yesterday so we all had some time off this morning and went shopping. That was fun,but when the other girls all decided to get a hairdo, Idecided to stay with Mark and give that a miss! My lovely yellow wool has never quite recovered from the last time someone tried to give me a new hairdo!
Tomorrow is our last full day and we are going to visit an orphanage. I am really looking forward to that!
The work at the clinic was all finished yesterday so we all had some time off this morning and went shopping. That was fun,but when the other girls all decided to get a hairdo, Idecided to stay with Mark and give that a miss! My lovely yellow wool has never quite recovered from the last time someone tried to give me a new hairdo!
Tomorrow is our last full day and we are going to visit an orphanage. I am really looking forward to that!
Wednesday 14 July 2010
Snakes! (and ladders... :-])
Hello!
I am so amazed at the amount of work this team has been getting through! When we got here, we wondered if we would get the INSIDE of the clinic finished. Well, the inside is all done and today we started work on the OUTSIDE! Everyone is working so hard and having a great time doing it all too... It is so hot though - they are all saying how hot they feel but none of them have wool like me, it just makes me soooo hot and bothered!
The after school club has been fantastic too - we had about 130 children today. We started playing snakes and ladders with them and they got so excited about it! Even the adults are loving it. It's a huge outdoor board, so it takes up a whole wall. And I think you might have heard the screams of excitement in Scotland whenever someone got a 6 on the dice! To tell the truth, I don't think they knew what the dice was for before we showed them. The team are beginning to wish we had more days here, and I do too! I think they should all be like me and come on trips like this whenever they can.
The work on the clinic is going so well we might get some time off on Friday - that would be good as everyone is a bit tired now. Then we'd all have plenty of energy for the last day with the children!
I am so amazed at the amount of work this team has been getting through! When we got here, we wondered if we would get the INSIDE of the clinic finished. Well, the inside is all done and today we started work on the OUTSIDE! Everyone is working so hard and having a great time doing it all too... It is so hot though - they are all saying how hot they feel but none of them have wool like me, it just makes me soooo hot and bothered!
The after school club has been fantastic too - we had about 130 children today. We started playing snakes and ladders with them and they got so excited about it! Even the adults are loving it. It's a huge outdoor board, so it takes up a whole wall. And I think you might have heard the screams of excitement in Scotland whenever someone got a 6 on the dice! To tell the truth, I don't think they knew what the dice was for before we showed them. The team are beginning to wish we had more days here, and I do too! I think they should all be like me and come on trips like this whenever they can.
The work on the clinic is going so well we might get some time off on Friday - that would be good as everyone is a bit tired now. Then we'd all have plenty of energy for the last day with the children!
Monday 12 July 2010
We're having a brilliant time!
Hello again!
It's been a hectic few days but lots of great things happening! We had so much fun at the Mikumi park and we saw lots of wild animals - lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, impalas, baboons, water buffalos, crocodiles and even some warthogs! The others on the team went to look round a snake and spider park but Mark and I decided we would rather not see those...
There has also been some wildlife in our rooms, but not so interesting - cockroaches! I hate cockroaches as much as I hate mosquitoes really, but they both seem to be everywhere I go. I heard a loud shout from Mark's room last night too - apparently something alive (a small alive thing I think...) popped out of his wardrobe. I didn't ask what it was, I was just glad he dealt with it!
We did 3 services yesterday at Bethel Temple and they were excellent! Mark was really pleased with the team again, they all took part by leading singing, giving testimonies or even preaching. We all thought Mark did a great job too! We also met some of the children who are going to come to the after school club so that was great fun.
It was such a busy day today - we started off by doing more work at the clinic, then we went to get ready for the children's club. It was brilliant! 120 children came (that sounds a lot but we were told there could be up to 600!). We are telling them about Jesus being the Light of the World. I think they all really enjoyed themselves and had a great time. I'm sure they willl bring friends with them so we could have even more children tomorrow!
It's been a hectic few days but lots of great things happening! We had so much fun at the Mikumi park and we saw lots of wild animals - lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, impalas, baboons, water buffalos, crocodiles and even some warthogs! The others on the team went to look round a snake and spider park but Mark and I decided we would rather not see those...
There has also been some wildlife in our rooms, but not so interesting - cockroaches! I hate cockroaches as much as I hate mosquitoes really, but they both seem to be everywhere I go. I heard a loud shout from Mark's room last night too - apparently something alive (a small alive thing I think...) popped out of his wardrobe. I didn't ask what it was, I was just glad he dealt with it!
We did 3 services yesterday at Bethel Temple and they were excellent! Mark was really pleased with the team again, they all took part by leading singing, giving testimonies or even preaching. We all thought Mark did a great job too! We also met some of the children who are going to come to the after school club so that was great fun.
It was such a busy day today - we started off by doing more work at the clinic, then we went to get ready for the children's club. It was brilliant! 120 children came (that sounds a lot but we were told there could be up to 600!). We are telling them about Jesus being the Light of the World. I think they all really enjoyed themselves and had a great time. I'm sure they willl bring friends with them so we could have even more children tomorrow!
Saturday 10 July 2010
An amazing week!
We have had an amazing week and got so much done already! A LOT of painting.... Yesterday we did another two rooms and the hall. It's always great to be with a team who work so well together and work very hard. I think Mark is very pleased with everyone.
Today we are going to Mikumi Park on a safari - I am so excited! I hope we will see lots of different animals, the lions are my favourite. Whenever I see all the different kinds of animals God has made it reminds me of how amazing He is! I'll write more later and tell you what we've seen.
Today we are going to Mikumi Park on a safari - I am so excited! I hope we will see lots of different animals, the lions are my favourite. Whenever I see all the different kinds of animals God has made it reminds me of how amazing He is! I'll write more later and tell you what we've seen.
Thursday 8 July 2010
Painting!
Today has been fun as we got on with some painting in the clinic! First though, David and Jayney had to go and buy paint, so I went to the youth service at the church with Mark and the others. It was very interesting and a great time with all the young people. We painted two rooms today, I helped a bit although I do have to be very careful as it would not be easy to get paint out of my lovely yellow wool. The others on the team didn't seem to mind so much if they got a bit of paint on them or their clothes. We had a great time doing it though and Mark said he was very proud of everyone!
This evening we are meeting with the children's pastor and his team to start getting ready for the kid's club that starts on Monday. I am so excited about that! I have been to kid's clubs at home in Scotland and in lots of other countries and its one of my favourite things to do! I'm sure all the boys and girls who will come will have such a lot of fun, and the team will love it too...
This evening we are meeting with the children's pastor and his team to start getting ready for the kid's club that starts on Monday. I am so excited about that! I have been to kid's clubs at home in Scotland and in lots of other countries and its one of my favourite things to do! I'm sure all the boys and girls who will come will have such a lot of fun, and the team will love it too...
Wednesday 7 July 2010
We're here!
Hello! We arrived in Morogoro at 2.30 am local time - way past my bedtime! And that was after getting up at 3 am back home in Scotland... So everyone has been very tired today. We were at the Amibilis Centre and were shown round the different areas of work going on at Bethel Temple. It was all very interesting and we enjoyed meeting the people here. We start work tomorrow on painting the clinic, so everyone is turning in for an early night...
Tuesday 6 July 2010
On my way to Tanzania
Hello everyone!
I'm off on another trip, this time to Tanzania! I'm going with a team of 6 people - Mark, David, Natalie, Teri, Jayney and Cealla. Cealla is my friend from XStream (and KFC before that), we've known each other for years so it's great fun to be going on a mission trip with her. I've been waiting a long time to go on this trip, Mark and the team have been planning it for years and I can hardly believe it's actually happening today!
We set off at 6 am today, which was very early for everyone. And it will be nighttime when we arrive in Dar-es-Salaam, but we'll still have to travel to Morogoro.... A lot of travelling, but we are all very excited about getting there, and I'm hoping I can see some of my friends again because, of course, I've been before.
The team have made lots of plans for this trip. They will be doing painting and repair work in a clinic, and also running a children's club - there could be hundreds of children at the club so they feel a bit nervous too! As well as all that they will be doing some speaking at the Bethel Temple church services. This is a new experience for most of the people on the team and I think they are going to have a great time!
I'll write more when we get there...
I'm off on another trip, this time to Tanzania! I'm going with a team of 6 people - Mark, David, Natalie, Teri, Jayney and Cealla. Cealla is my friend from XStream (and KFC before that), we've known each other for years so it's great fun to be going on a mission trip with her. I've been waiting a long time to go on this trip, Mark and the team have been planning it for years and I can hardly believe it's actually happening today!
We set off at 6 am today, which was very early for everyone. And it will be nighttime when we arrive in Dar-es-Salaam, but we'll still have to travel to Morogoro.... A lot of travelling, but we are all very excited about getting there, and I'm hoping I can see some of my friends again because, of course, I've been before.
The team have made lots of plans for this trip. They will be doing painting and repair work in a clinic, and also running a children's club - there could be hundreds of children at the club so they feel a bit nervous too! As well as all that they will be doing some speaking at the Bethel Temple church services. This is a new experience for most of the people on the team and I think they are going to have a great time!
I'll write more when we get there...
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