Goats!!!

Hello again!

We are now back in dusty Arusha and Pastor Iain and Norma are speaking to the students at Arusha Bible College. There are 100 students at the Bible College and they all love to hear what Iain and Norma are teaching them about God!

It is very hot and dry at the moment which is what makes all the dust. Sometimes when we are out in the car the traffic stirs up the dust so much we can hardly see out of the windows! The other day we were driving down a side street when a group of Masai children suddenly came running down the street herding a whole lot of goats! They ran past both sides of the car - it was very noisy indeed and they stirred up so much dust we couldn't see anything for quite a few minutes. It was a good thing I was inside the car as I really don't like getting too much dust in my lovely yellow wool. It did make me sneeze a bit though. It's good for us to know you are all praying for us as it can be quite dangerous driving when there's so much dust blowing around and it's quite scary for the people, never mind a little sheep like me!

Big Mama!

Hello everyone!

Can you guess who Big Mama is? I'll tell you later... (It's not me, just in case you're wondering...)

The ladies conference is now over. Wow - it was so busy! That was really a lot of women all together having a great time praising God and learning more about Him. Pastor Iain taught them about the Holy Spirit. He loves telling people about the Holy Spirit and then seeing the Holy Spirit touch their lives and fill them up with God's power. That's what happened to lots of the women and it was so good! When Norma was speaking she had her friend Faraja interpreting. Faraja is very good at interpreting so it went very well. I don't think it can be easy to interpret,or to have everything you say interpreted, but Norma and Faraja did a great job. By the end of the conference the ladies had given Norma a new name - did you guess? Yes, it was Big Mama! They called her the Big Mama speaker!

We then had a very bumpy ride which shook up our insides badly! I haven't stopped wobbling yet- I hope Iain and Norma have because they are speaking today in a church in a place called Moshi. Iain has been here before but it's the first time for me.

Have a great time in church today! And please keep praying for us...

It's sooo dusty!

Hello from Arusha!

We got here on Thursday after a VERY bumpy ride from the airport! We are staying in a hotel - there have been lots of power cuts. I don't mind power cuts as, being a sheep,I go to sleep when it gets dark, I'm quite happy if there's only grass to eat and I don't mind cold showers. It's not so handy for Pastor Iain and Norma though. It's also very, very dusty! I don't like dust so much as it makes me sneeze! Norma has been sneezing a bit too, but she's not sure if that's because of the dust or a cold. Please pray for her.

Everyone has been very kind to us and I've enjoyed meeting Pastor Joel and his wife. We went into town twice and got burgers. Well,I didn't have a burger as I'm not keen on them. I don't mind trying new things to eat when I go to different countries as I am a mission sheep, but it seems you can get burgers no matter where you go!

Both Iain and Norma have been speaking yesterday and today at the Bible
College.

Hope you all have a great time at church tomorrow - say hi to the visitors for me!

On a plane to Tanzania!

Hello!

I am on my way to Tanzania today with Pastor Iain and Norma. We will fly right over Mount Kilimanjaro - did you know that is the highest mountain in Africa? I've heard that lots of people like to climb it, I think this is the best way to see the top of it though!

We are in Tanzania until September 19th and this is going to be a very busy trip for Iain and Norma. The main thing they will be doing is speaking at the Tanzania Assemblies of God Women's coference. Norma said there will be about 4,000 women there! That's so many I don't think I'll get to meet them all, but I think I should get quite a lot of cuddles with that many women around! Iain and Norma will be speaking each weekend at different churches too. We'll also spend some time at the Arusha Bible College - Iain told me that Mount Kilimanjaro is very close to there so I think I will see it from the bottom as well as the top!

I have to go and have a nap now before we arrive in Tanzania, but I'll be back to write more on my blog very soon!

Holiday time!

Even Mission sheep need some time to rest and play so I grabbed the chance to jump in Josh and Katie's suitcase and you know what? I am now in Alabama! It was a very long day on Wednesday. We went on two airplanes and the second one was a bit more exciting because there was a big thunderstorm so it took a long time for the pilot to decide it was safe to land in Savannah where Josh and Katie's grandparents live. Next morning Katie and Josh had real bad jet lag and got up at half four in the morning. They went out to the beach real early and had doughnuts for breakfast. I just slept real long!! Yesterday we drove for hours and hours and now we are in Birmingham...... not the one in England. It looks a lot different and they talk different too.
Guess where I am going on Friday?

Getting ready to come to Scotland!

Hi everyone! Courage here! The countdown is on for my upcoming adventure to Scotland! I can't believe that we leave in 5 days! We, you ask? John, Cindy, Luke, Julie, Noriene, Silus, Mary, Dave, Diann, Wayne, Angie, Alex, Keenan, Chris, Jane, Susan, Diana and I leave for Scotland this coming Friday!

We have been busy with preparations! We have been meeting to talk about what we're going to share, praying, and having a lot of fun getting ready! A few weeks ago we had a fundraiser at a local restaurant called "Chick-Fil-A." I did not go to the fundraiser (can you blame me, I'm a chicken!?!?) but I did hear that there was lots of laughter and fun had by all!

I am so excited about my first overseas trip, and can't wait to see you!



Here is a picture of some of the team at Chick-Fil-A, the night of the fundraiser!

Photos from Zimbabwe!

It was so good to be back on Sunday and see all my friends at Link Church! My friend Angela is going to come downstairs with me one Sunday and help me show photos of our trip and tell everyone in Splash and XStream about our trip, but here are some of my favourite photos!



Resting in the shade at a conference



Looks like this new friend is trying to EAT me! But he wasn't... :)



This is an African toilet... I was trying not to fall in!



At the Safari Park. Tortoises are usually bigger than me - but this one beat them all! He was very old too - about 300 years!



Maybe if I hide in this bush that crocodile won't see me...



Angela really wanted a photo of me with the lions - but they thought I was dinner!



This one didn't even notice me... He wanted a bigger dinner I suppose. I was glad!



Maybe if I ignore him, he'll just go away...



With some of my new friends!