A Day out in Dar

Dear Friends and Family

Last week was a good week for us all. There was a National Holiday on Friday and the children had the day off school so Paul took the day off as well in exchange for two weekend days driving to Dodoma and back. So we all went out to a water park for the day, and had fun in the water and on some slides, it was a typical hot and sunny day, so being around and in water was a good idea. When we came out to the car which was mostly shaded it was 35c outside not inside so a rather warm day.

The rest of the week was fairly typical. Edith and Lillian were helping at the school on some of the days and Paul was in the office most of the time, though he had a dentist appointment on the Monday and had to take Edith and Lillian on the Tuesday for an appointment part way down town. Paul has been working on some of the year end things with Neville and we should have the first draft out by tomorrow and complete all the work before the end of the month. So this week will be mostly taken up with similar work to ensure that we get done on time if possible. Please pray that all will go well and that we do not get too many other distractions as the week progresses.

Please continue to pray for us to continue to have the strength to keep going in this hot weather, when we are not at the water park! it does rather sap your strength.

Please pray for Lillian as she returns to Uganda this Friday and looks to what she will do next, she is hoping to be able to do some more study.

Please pray for wisdom for us as we consider our future, we are looking to the Lord to know what His will is. We have some things that we need to get sorted out in the coming years, so are praying and talking to MAF about the future, more about this when anything is known. This is nothing that is going to happen soon and we currently expect to be here until the end of June 2014.

God Bless and much love to you all.

Paul, Edith, John-Luke and Gabriella.
 

Back in Hot Sticky Dar

Dear All Last week Paul went to Dodoma to work with Neville. He was able to drive the New MAF minibus (Second hand but New to MAF) It's a 15 seater but we have removed some seats so that we could carry freight as well as passengers. Paul was able to pick Neville and his wife Janet up at the airport as well as three other family members of National staff and a voluntary from Switzerland as well as some freight of aircraft parts and luggage so a van load. ON his return he brought back Ruben, Sarah and family our IT Manager as his car had problems and they needed to get to Dar along with two other Swiss voluntaries who had spent four months working with us in Dodoma plus a van load of luggage. We also picked up 100 metal model planes which had been made with MAF colours for MAF staff. Paul had a good week working with Neville and they managed to get a fair amount done.

Edith and the children were busy with the house and school things as well through the week.

Please pray for us as we are finding it hard to keep going with this heat which is really sapping our energy levels.

God Bless and thanks for your prayers and support.

Love from us all.

Back to School

Dear All This week the Children went back to school. Paul went back to the office last week only to find the power had been cut off. It took two trips down to the electricity board office to eventually arrange for the power to be turned back on Friday afternoon, so most of the time was spent working from home. This week everything is working well in the office now. Paul will travel up to Dodoma on Saturday with Neville and his wife Janet, who God willing will arrive from the UK Saturday morning, Paul will travel back the following Saturday. On the work side we are trying to sort out the end of year accounts as well as keeping the day to day things running and when Neville is back Paul will start again on the project work. Edith has been sorting things out at home with Lillian. Please pray for the family while Paul is in Dodoma. That's about all for this week. God Bless and love from us all.