Can this really be the face of one of our wonderful now EX-staff members?! Gladness looks the picture of gladness doesn’t she – she came to work with us straight after college as our guesthouse manager and she, along with 62 other locally employed staff look up to Heaven for God to open doors for them that they might feed family, friends, neighbours, pay off debts and provide them with dignity and a role to sustain them in the long terms. Do pray with us for them ....
Last week was a busy one... retrenchment isn’t an easy but we’re thankful for all the help and support and Divine intervention. This next week is one of tying up MANY loose ends and preparing for the relocation/launch of the new operating Base up in Arusha.
Our recent visit there was successful, interviewing for new staff, sorting out living accommodation and office ‘refurbishment’
Jez in the new MAF Arusha office, before its refurb.
Outside the building
No prizes for guessing where we are now! ..... some beautiful grounds, shared with Scripture Mission who distribute Kiswahili Christian literature
View from the main road, past a small quarry up to the new office.
Women sit each day and smash rocks from the quarry, from large pieces like this one:
To small pieces:
Piles of smashed rocks and housing in the new neighbourhood:
The journey back from Arusha was ...er... bumpy, several hours jolting along on these sorts of roads – free back massages eh! This is the main road north/south:
The above shows a quick road-side lunch break
Hi-ho, after the visit of a representative of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) today here in Dodoma, its back to (other) work we go ... Jez has several visitors, Bishops included. Hope your days are as colourful days as ours!
Salamu
Jez and Carina xx
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