Zimbabwe 2007 Updates
Something else to Remember…
Hi folks, Well we've been back for a couple of days and have had a chance to begin showing some pictures and sharing about our experiences with our families. It's nice that it hasn't been too hot - it's given us a chance to adapt back to the Canadian Summer after being in the Zimbabwe Winter ;).
One more thing you all can keep in prayer if possible. Scott's camera went missing while on the trip and there were quite a few picture on it that he would have liked to be able to share with his family. If Read rest of post...
Back on Canadian Soil and a Great Surprise!
We're back on Canadian Soil! It's good to be home and we were greeted with a pleasant surprise when some of our family members showed up to welcome us at the airport!
Now comes the difficult part of getting back into life as a Canadian without losing what we've learned from our time in Zimbabwe. Our team has already been talking about what we are doing now that we are home and in the coming months you'll hear more from us. In the meantime we're just going to take a month to think through what we've learned and Read rest of post...
Arrival safely in London
Hi folks - just a quick update that we've arrived safely in London and have checked into the hotel for overnight. It was a pretty emotional goodbye in Harare this morning. All of us are looking forward to getting home ;)
To our families...if you want to send an email to any of us feel free to do so. We have internet access while we're at the hotel so we will receive the emails and can reply. Just keep in mind that it is currently 9:00pm here in London (we're 5 hours ahead of EST).
Final Day in Harare
Well here we are at last, a day that at first seemed like it was a long ways off and now has oh too quickly crept up on us. We're at the last day of our journey here in Zimbabwe. As we've talked about the time here there are moments where it seems like we've been here for a month and then there are moments where it seems like we just arrived yesterday. One thing is for certain - we're torn between leaving and saying our goodbyes to all the wonderful people we've met here and getting Read rest of post...
“ROAR” or so the Lion says…
Today was our "R&R" day here in Zimbabwe. We went and visited a place called "Billy Vaughn Game Park" which is located about 30 minutes outside of Harare. The journey through the countryside on the way there was a treat in and of itself. The Zimbabwe countryside is absolutely gorgeous. Many of us had that feeling again where we couldn't believe we were on the African Continent.
The whole day was spent at the park where we saw a wide variety of African wildlife. Highlights of the day included:
- a one-armed monkey "guiding" us through Read rest of post...
Family Day in Zimbabwe!
Today we attended worship at Hope Community Church for the morning service. We were thrilled that some of the workers we had invited to church attended this morning - it was great that they joined us for the service.
I had the wonderful privilege to preach this morning and it was a real neat experiencing preaching with a translator. Pastor Zowa translated for me and he did a great job. Following the service we joined in with Hope Community Church's Family Day. Our group was split up and two of us went to each team that was set Read rest of post...
Finishing up with a Brii
Today was the final "work" day here in Zimbabwe. We worked in the morning on the school block and just about finished getting all the walls up to the level where the gable ends get attached. The progress made in the week here was phenomenal and we were thrilled to have the opportunity to be a part of building this school block that will be of such importance in the education of the children here.
Another important part of this week was the opportunity for us to get to know the contracted workers who will continue to build while Read rest of post...
A few words…
This update will be short and sweet - we had a late night tonight and I can barely keep my eyes open. Also, we're getting up at 6am to get an early start on our last work day tomorrow so I want to make sure I get at least a few ours of sleep :)
What the guys did:
- Kevin went to preschool in the morning.
- Doug and James went to the plots in the morning.
- Barry did a devotion with the VOH staff in the morning.
- The rest of us continued to work on the school block
- I spent Read rest of post...
Kutenda kusina mabasa kwakafa
Greetings again! Well today, we had a change in weather. It was cloudy and overcast. Kind of surprising really considering how used we have become to the cloudless sunny days! Nevertheless we were told by our driver, Mr. Chedokwa, that even though it may get cloudy it still doesn't rain in this time of year. Another interesting developement is that we seem to be feeling the chill a little bit more than we used to. Could it be that we are becoming acclimatized to the weather here? If so, you won't hear us complaining about the Read rest of post...
Makanaka Mwari!
Greetings friends and family! We have ended day 6 of our journey in Zimbabwe and there are only 7 days left before we fly out to leave for home. Many of us have expressed that in some ways it feels like we've been here a month. We have experienced so much and worked so hard that time has become a bit of a nebulous fragment. A common thought among all of us is that we are greatly enjoying this experience, greatly challenged by it, and missing home as well.
Today we woke up to the sun once again. Read rest of post...
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