We've heard from the team, and things are going really well:
They had a really long (and for some, sleepless) journey, but made it to the house at around 6pm on Saturday. The house is great, and is right next door to Martin & Beena.
They've been to church and met people there, and then today started going into the kids homes.
In the mornings they have started decorating, and the afternoon kids club and devotions are getting going. The decorating project is quite large: the younger boys home this week, then next week will be moving on to the girls home; it's quite a lot to fit in in the 2 weeks, so they're having to work hard!
The team are doing brilliantly, pulling together well, not complaining, eating the food (curry twice a day), and generally getting on with it. There are also another 3 volunteers there at the moment, one of whom is leaving at the end of this week, and two girls who will be around and helping for the whole time.
So things to pray for:
They had a really long (and for some, sleepless) journey, but made it to the house at around 6pm on Saturday. The house is great, and is right next door to Martin & Beena.
They've been to church and met people there, and then today started going into the kids homes.
In the mornings they have started decorating, and the afternoon kids club and devotions are getting going. The decorating project is quite large: the younger boys home this week, then next week will be moving on to the girls home; it's quite a lot to fit in in the 2 weeks, so they're having to work hard!
The team are doing brilliantly, pulling together well, not complaining, eating the food (curry twice a day), and generally getting on with it. There are also another 3 volunteers there at the moment, one of whom is leaving at the end of this week, and two girls who will be around and helping for the whole time.
So things to pray for:
- It's great that everyone is there safely, and getting stuck (and the English weather just before leaving was pretty good acclimatisation). Continue praying for the team that they communicate well and are open and vulnerable with each other, and that the relationships are deep, and that things work well with the other volunteers.
- There is lots to do in the two weeks, so pray they get everything done and everyone has energy (and enough sleep) for it.
- Pray for the relationships with the kids in the kids homes, that the team will get stuck in and form some really helpful relationships.
Hopefully we'll be hearing more (and getting some photos) soon.
Glad you've arrived safely and hope you catch up on some sleep. Sounds like you have loads to do but hope you have time to get to know some of the children too. God bless and love to all, Sue xx
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