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Tuesday September 27, 2005
Visited Balm of Gilead Centre today—an orphanage that MCC helps to support…An amazing story and lady who started the place which now takes care of 21 orphans in Dodoma and a secondary school 35 km away for 50 orphans…After her own sister (who was mentally challenged) was mistreated and neglected by family that she had been staying with came to stay with her, she began to think about how many other orphans needed help and assistance, and then she did something about it…
Monday September 26, 2005
Took the MCC people on some home-care visits today. We went to four different homes. We had tried to pick people who were very open in sharing about their situation. All four women we talked to came from Muslim backgrounds. Some of them come to the church for services and also to receive help. Some of them expressed the church was the only place/people that was helping them…
Each had individual stories they shared with us, about their families, history. All of them seemed very happy today, they were so glad to have visitors. Some had even said they had given up all hope after the news of being HIV positive, but after the home-care visits they had received some of their hope had been restored, they knew they had people that were behind them…
Sunday September 25, 2005
Another little French baby enters the world…. Jillian Esther French! Got word from Jake and Sarah that Jillian was born on Saturday….she is beautiful and a big one: 10 pounds 9 ounces---1 more ounce than Rosie. In Jakes famous words… “In our family, we have beeeeg babies!” Ain’t that the truth….
Sunday September 25, 2005
MCC people arrived for a visit yesterday and came to the service today. It was a lively service, and I felt encouraged by the group of 4 that arrived, all very cool people. We had a meeting afterwards discussing what the health committee and HIV/AIDS committee are doing, so all the community members involved representing youth, elderly, men and women, widows, were able to share their experiences, struggles, thoughts and visions. I shared a bit about the home visits and what some of the needs were according to different
Situations. Have a report I am trying to write even now.
The meeting ended at 5, and later that evening we had some sodahs at the New Dodoma Hotel---not a place I plan to stay in. a little to luxurious for my taste. But they had a nice tv with a soccer match on so maybe Ill take some of the kids to the place to watch some games. Been trying to catch some of the world-cup qualifier games on tv, as well as champions league, and the premiership…take me back to the good old Kenya days where dad and I would stay up late make some popcorn and chai and watch a good football match on the ‘tele’…school nights and weekends…
Saturday September 24, 2005
The Compassion program at the church held a church service to pray for those who have suffered from Hurricane Katrina and Rita. The 230 kids and their parents were invited to pray for those who have been affected. It was one of the most touching things I have seen. It was very powerful. It was 3 hours long, lots of singing and praying, and tears shed. People crying out to God for his deliverance, mercy and provision…There are many sponsors who have been affected by the hurricanes, so that’s part of the reason why the children gathered to pray for those in need…it was very moving…
Visited Balm of Gilead Centre today—an orphanage that MCC helps to support…An amazing story and lady who started the place which now takes care of 21 orphans in Dodoma and a secondary school 35 km away for 50 orphans…After her own sister (who was mentally challenged) was mistreated and neglected by family that she had been staying with came to stay with her, she began to think about how many other orphans needed help and assistance, and then she did something about it…
Monday September 26, 2005
Took the MCC people on some home-care visits today. We went to four different homes. We had tried to pick people who were very open in sharing about their situation. All four women we talked to came from Muslim backgrounds. Some of them come to the church for services and also to receive help. Some of them expressed the church was the only place/people that was helping them…
Each had individual stories they shared with us, about their families, history. All of them seemed very happy today, they were so glad to have visitors. Some had even said they had given up all hope after the news of being HIV positive, but after the home-care visits they had received some of their hope had been restored, they knew they had people that were behind them…
Sunday September 25, 2005
Another little French baby enters the world…. Jillian Esther French! Got word from Jake and Sarah that Jillian was born on Saturday….she is beautiful and a big one: 10 pounds 9 ounces---1 more ounce than Rosie. In Jakes famous words… “In our family, we have beeeeg babies!” Ain’t that the truth….
Sunday September 25, 2005
MCC people arrived for a visit yesterday and came to the service today. It was a lively service, and I felt encouraged by the group of 4 that arrived, all very cool people. We had a meeting afterwards discussing what the health committee and HIV/AIDS committee are doing, so all the community members involved representing youth, elderly, men and women, widows, were able to share their experiences, struggles, thoughts and visions. I shared a bit about the home visits and what some of the needs were according to different
Situations. Have a report I am trying to write even now.
The meeting ended at 5, and later that evening we had some sodahs at the New Dodoma Hotel---not a place I plan to stay in. a little to luxurious for my taste. But they had a nice tv with a soccer match on so maybe Ill take some of the kids to the place to watch some games. Been trying to catch some of the world-cup qualifier games on tv, as well as champions league, and the premiership…take me back to the good old Kenya days where dad and I would stay up late make some popcorn and chai and watch a good football match on the ‘tele’…school nights and weekends…
Saturday September 24, 2005
The Compassion program at the church held a church service to pray for those who have suffered from Hurricane Katrina and Rita. The 230 kids and their parents were invited to pray for those who have been affected. It was one of the most touching things I have seen. It was very powerful. It was 3 hours long, lots of singing and praying, and tears shed. People crying out to God for his deliverance, mercy and provision…There are many sponsors who have been affected by the hurricanes, so that’s part of the reason why the children gathered to pray for those in need…it was very moving…
posted by Jo at 7:32 AM
1 Comments:
Jo, I am so happy to tag along on your journey. Thanks for posting your experiences here for us to read. It sounds like MCC is opening the doors to a lot of meaningful new relationships.
Congratulations on your new niece!
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