Hi there..
This week we'd like to share with you something from our a.maze.ing trip to an outlying village called Chidudu... it took 20 mins by plane from here on a hot, dry and dusty day: 42 degrees C on the ground, 30 degrees C in the air which meant we had to fly low, lots of hot air thermals to bump us along!
(..see the runway behind him!) So we joined mama Kambanga and Pastor Timothy plus medical team to share Good News, run a pre/antenatal, mother and baby clinic and 'soak in' the atmosphere ... We brought with us loudspeakers and battery, bread, all important tea and lots of medical provisions: vaccinations, contraception amongst others
Jez met the village elder to hear of their news, their needs and their requests then the preaching and teaching commenced for the eager arrivals with approximately 300 more joining during the course of the day
Whilst the Good News was shared the Mums waited for hours for their babies to be weighed and receive injections, whilst mums-to-be awaited check-up, some having walked a couple of hours to get there in the hot sun, often with tiny babies or toddlers on their backs or trailing behind, finding little shade to shelter under....
I love this picture.. the Tanzanian folk are a peaceable, warm and generally happy people....
Whilst mums and babies received care and attention mama Kambanga and one or two others talked and shared with young and old, played games and taught Bible stories at the only place the mid-day sun couldn't frazzle, whilst Jez did an airstrip inspection with the men-folk (background to children)
It had been a fabulous day..... long, hot and tiring....Jarkko had the medical team to fly to the next town, then return for us
Before we left a choir sang for us all and honoured the 'special guests' - we did feel honoured as the elder surrounded us with a gift and prayed for us, inviting us to speak with the village...
If you click on the link at the end you might be able to hear and see some of the singing/gift giving (it means we are now 'married' in Tanzania!).
Meanwhile "back at the ranch" it has been a very busy week, a high note for the final MAF Dodoma family, marvellous-Mckelvey's, on which to leave: after MUCH work and deliberation a number of 'achievements' have been made for which we cry Halelu-JAH; enormous strides have been made in securing the hanger handover, the garage sale is in progress as we speak and finally all the properties on compound A and B now sold... not before time eh, praise the Lord!
Tomorrow we leave for meetings in Dar es Salaam then Monday 17-24th we fly to Juba and see the crucial work MAF does in turbulent south Sudan, wondering if this might be our next step ..... do pray with us!
See you in a couple of weeks, when we might have something to report... and hopefully the (short) rains may have commenced and cooled temperatures - p'haps we can ship some sunshine over to your part o'the world! These are Flame trees, they bloom before the rains come... fab aren't they!
Right. Cheerio. God bless you. Kwa heri. Bye!
Jez and Carina xx
Awesome people ! xx
ReplyDeletewe really have met some incredibly awesome folk Fi, a testimony to their Heavenly Fathers' enabling! x
DeleteLove the pics 😊 x
ReplyDeletehi there.. thanks..we go everywhere with my i-pad mini! I think a picture's better than a 1,000 words eh! too many to choose from tho...
DeleteGreat story - the trees must be welcome shade in such hot weather!
ReplyDeleteWith it being near to the end of the long dry season the trees have barely any leaves left on them (apart from the glorious "Christmas" flame trees o' course........ poor folk walking for hours then standing/sitting for more hours in the teeniest of shade!
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