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PAST NEWS - MARCH 2001
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Fax received Friday 9th March 2001 12:32 hours
Fares reports that Tabaji has finally had the operation on his foot but is still at Bugando hospital in
Mwanza. Kuleana (based in Mwanza) are keeping an eye on him.
Lafuta who ran away a few months ago is now at Kuleana and says he wants to return to Bethany.
Fares is looking at the best way of reintegrating him back into the Family.
Fares is looking forward to his next visitors and says he will be there to meet Eddie Jeffery and
Christopher Gaster at the airport on Monday the 19th March.
OTHER NEWS
Samantha McVey has agreed to consider taking on some of the personnel work previously done by
Jo Hartley.
Don't forget next prayer meeting/ information day is on Saturday April 7th at Central Gospel
Mission, Nelson 10am
Future trips,
March Eddie Jeffery and Christopher Gaster (2 weeks)
AprilBill Harris, Patricia Charley and Gill Luck (2 weeks)
MayGraham Pountain (2 weeks), Tracey Pearson and Rachel Hill (3 months)
JuneProvisional ( 2 people 2 weeks)
JulyHilary Murphy (4 weeks)
March and April flights are confirmed.
Still time for others to join trips out May, June, July
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LAFUTA
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Fax received Wednesday 14th March 2001 17:20 hours
Fares reports the death of Mr. Masota one of our night watchmen. Sadly he had
a hernia which went untreated which eventually led to his death. |
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News on Saturday 17th March 12.30pm
Christopher Gaster set off from home at 3am this morning travelling through heavy snow
storms. He arrived Blackburn at 6.30am - met by Graham at 7.45am. Graham and Christopher left Whalley at 9.30am and picked up at Eddie from Nelson at 10am - delivered to the airport at 10:50am. Plane leaves from Manchester at 12:50 arrives Gatwick 13:50. After a 9 hour wait they board the plane to Nairobi (22:25hours) and arrive at 10am the following day. They will spend the day and Sunday night in Nairobi. At 7am Monday morning they fly from Nairobi to Mwanza and from there they will travel for a further 3 hours by road to Bethany. They should arrive at about 5pm Monday. For Christopher this means 63 hours travelling and slightly less for Eddie. Christoper asked me to mention his uncle Bob Baldwin who he tells me has recently had problems with mice eating his caravan. Fortunately the problem has now been resolved |
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Fax received today Saturday 24th March 2001, 08:40hours
Eddie reports that he has picked up the various faxes sent via the
Post Office in Magu. They have been to Mwanza to collect their
luggage and to pick up Tabaji. His wounds are healing well and
he is 'very chirpy'.
Lafuta is struggling to settle in but some progress is being made.
Fares and Grace are having a weekend away - returning Monday.
The Workshop roof is completed and tested during a rain storm
- no leaks reported! Christopher is now making mesh
outer-doors to keep the mosquitoes away to help cut down on
the incidents of malaria.
Rebecca our nurse has returned to work and Zephania our cook leaves us at the end of the month
Prayer points: Lafuta starts to settle, Zephania copes with leaving Bethany, Fares and Grace have a
good weekend break, Tabaji continues to improve. Eddie and Christopher continue to achieve all they set our to do and have a safe return journey. |
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Eddie
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Latest News 13:00 hours Saturday 31st March 2001
Christopher Gaster and Eddie Jeffery were picked up from Manchester airport at
approx 08:20 hours this morning - on time! thanks - good old B.A. Both looked well even if a little sleepy. Both said everything in Tanzania was going well. Tabji's feet were both healing and he was happy to be back at Bethany. Lafuta was also settling in well. All the children were working hard at school and enjoyed growing their crops whenever they could. Eddie said they had frequent showers which was helping the crops to grow. Hopefully this year there will not be a shortage of food in the village. Eddie promises to write a short report about the trip which will appear on the web pages as soon as I have it. Christopher said on his return home "It was good to get back to Bethany and feel the warmth of the sun on your back and the warmth of the Family and having my name pronounced the Tanzanian way ' Christ off a'".
Other News:
Don't forget our Prayer Morning and Information day Next Saturday 7th April.
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Brief report of trip to Tanzania 18th-31st March for Christopher Gaster and Eddie Jeffery
When we arrived we collected Lafuta from Mwanza who had previosly run away but had realised all he had
given up at Bethany and had asked to return. We were greeted on site by the other 23 happy and excited children. (25 children in total including Regina)
We decided to tackle building the roof on the new workshop first so that we had somewhere to work in the
shade and also out of the rain that came for a short while each day. Christopher had woked out a design for the frame using the locally available timber which we screwed to the top of the containers at each side. Christopher then carried on with the fitting of the roof sheets as I went to Mwanza to collect the rest of our luggage and to pick up Tabaji. He had been in hospital having an operation to remove his two smallest toes which had been damaged. He seemed lively and pleased that he would now be able to wear proper shoes.
A few days later I went to Magu to get some more timber and to send a fax to the U.K. Having chosen some
straightish lengths of timber for Christopher to make some fly-screen doors to keep out Mosquitos ,it then had to be carried across a small wooden bridge over the open drain to be put on the Land Rover but the second time I stepped on the bridge it snapped in two -much to the amusemnt of the locals nearby! I was rather wet and smelly but soon dried out. In Magu I also met Regina who is doing a six month sewing couse. She has been at the top of the class and was also able to get some extra practice at one of the local sewing shops. She came back to Bethany with us to spend a weekend with the rest of her freinds at Bethany. |
