Dodoma

 

 

 

 

 

Good afternoon from a decidedly WARM Dodoma!

 

Last week we joined with thousands of friends around the world to pray for MAF programmes across the globe.

Jez with our chief engineer Thomas (in his final working week in the hanger) and Heri who we trust will take over the hanger with the business we've all been working towards seeing set up: Central Aviation Services.  We pray and trust God to open doors, just like this plane has; with all it's preparation complete it left for Uganda, en-route for the vital work in Liberia.

 

As we wait for the official authorities to sort out all the government bureaucracy we're moving forward slowly slowly with the sale of housing/assets on compound B; we still have compound A in its entirety to sell, hampered by all the challenges facing CAS.  Here are some lovely sights we're still enjoying around our compound. 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

with avocados and mangos ripening in our garden 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We don't spend all our waking hours on compound...here's are a few local 'shops' 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yesterday I had a lot of fun at a school where the local children attend, often from families who have lost parents and siblings to HIV and AIDS, some being looked after by grandparents, themselves already overstretched - the children shown are aged 4-6 years.  Its mandatory to attend school by the age of 7, fines are imposed if they arrive late, added to the fees they already have to pay simply for the privilege of having (Government) education.  My prayer is that they'd all SEE Jesus, particularly realising a number of these precious wee ones carry sickness, sadly....

 

 

In closing we've attached a few maps: in a week or so we're off to Juba, to see the work MAF is doing in South Sudan, wondering if this is where our Faithful Shepherd is leading us next...so until next time: God bless you and bye for now, Jez and Carina  xx