Hi everyone! Here we are again in MacDonalds whilst the guys are in Walmart. Chris and Sue, Pam and Margaret, Beth and Kathryn are tucked up in bed. Alice and I are drinking coffee at an unhealthy time of night updating the blog.
Healthwise most of the team are pretty good but Chris has felt under the weather and tired, Dave has a chest infection which is pretty bad but he is determined not to let it stop him. Pam also has a bad headache tonight. So please keep on praying for us.
Today was a great day. Not just because it was our day off but because we used the time to visit Canyon de Chelly (pronounced Canyon d'shay). Wonderful scenery and a proper safari in Jeeps which for a lot of the time were splashing through the wash (a river has a constant source - a wash only runs when there is snow melting in the mountains). They've had a lot of snow this year so there was plenty of water and you wouldn't have known the difference between a wash and a river just by looking! By the way just out of interest another difference between a wash and a river is that a river will probably have fish and a wash doesn't have any marine life in it.
The walls of the canyon were beautiful - with many different shades of colour from a sandy colour to a rich red. At various points there were markings left by ancient people and remnants of ancient dwellings. There were also small houses with peach trees, livestock and blue corn but no sanitation or electricity.
After the safari we returned to JGFJ for an evening with several churches to thank God for the recent production of The Passion of Easter which was an evangelistic dramatisation of the gospel. We saw highlights on a DVD and joined with the people for food, where we were given blue corn mush to try. Checkout the photo of Pam! The corn is a type of maize which grows as a staple here but instead of being yellow is a kind of dark blue. During the evening PeeWee (the pastor's wife) told the church about the impact of our visit which was very encouraging for the team.
Tomorrow we head out for a couple of hours shopping time and then onto a rodeo where we plan to invite people to Sunday's service which is planned to be an evangelistic high point of our mission here. Johnny Blue Eyes (really that is his proper given name) is the worship leader at JGFJ and also champion bull rider. Joe Nelson eat your heart out.
God bless Dave and Alice
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Hi everyone,
V. pleased to hear Kathryn was having an early night. Mummy is looking forward to getting her home and looking after her foodwise (ask Kathryn what this means). Bedroom sorted!
It's wonderful that all the blogs have been so upbeat, we have been praying against the illnesses and now for a really blessed and powerful weekend.
Simon says, couldn't help noticing the similarity between the deer on the rockface and our donated sign in Thundersley, is this a TCC 'tag' or was it there already?
Love to you all xxx
Hi, all. Liked the piccies of the rocks and wash...your explanation Alice reminded me of the constancy of God's 'river' as opposed to the temporal nature of the 'wash'. Significant that there's no life at all in the 'wash' whereas in the river....."there is a river whose streams bring joy to the city of God, the holy place where God Most High dwells, God is in that city and so it will not be shaken. God will help her at break of day." We pray for renewed strength, and particularly for restored health for the Team. God bless, Jan & Martin
Loving the moose like creature on the rock!
Great to see you're all having fun, but I hope everyone gets back to full strength soon!
Mum and Dad - love you lots and miss ya! Everything is fine here, and even the house is relatively tidy!
Not sure exactly when you are back, but enjoy the rest of your time there!
hello all
i have a question to ask mark do you make four tripa a day to asda for julie !!just kidding..
liked the car wash. can you do this in benfleet creek ?
have a good time on saturday and a better day on sunday at church remembering you all in prayers
Hi All,
Really good you had a day of rest and recreation. Am continuing to pray for Team health issues, God is our refuge and we can trust in Him to complete all He has purposed through you, in you and for those you were sent to minister to. Hope you have a great weekend, be blessed and lifted up. Lots of love to you all
Jill D
Dear Daddy, How are you? I wanted to tell you that Hannah has done some steps. She has done two on her own. I'm sure that she will wait til tues to do some more though so don't worry.
I am really missing you and I liked seeing the pictures of you. I even recognised the back of your head!
I'm so missing you and I love you so much.
Lots of love from Jessica xxxx
p.s Dear Aunty Beth, I love you and miss you too as you are so far away and i haven't seen you xxxxx
Dear everyone
Just to say that that there's a debate or rather several covering the following
a - is Mark inefficient? Could he not just do 1 trip?
b - is Mark holding Bible studies?
c - does he just like shopping?
d - is 'wash' a true geographical term or is it 'swash'?
Answers on a postcard please to.....
Also - Beth the HSM is now at the end of June - Katherine is going to be like the queen - two 18th birthdays, 1 next week and 1 6 weeks later.
Yes to everyone who keeps asking - she is going to Euro 2008 why? cos she likes football. (and who else is going to go with her dad??)
Lots of Love
Ro
I hope that the new day found you all rested and in good health.
I truly pray that Sundays service sees the church with standing room only. That all the people you have made contact with during your stay will attend to hear the word of God and be touched by your presence.
Gods blessing to you all
Jan xxx
Hi Guys
Excellent to hear what you've been up to. 'Johnny Blue Eyes'!!! Perhaps our Worship leaders should have such names? Sarah Brown Hair, Steve Not Much hair, Martin Gr.... Anyway, I'll put that one to the Worship Deacons! Hope Sunday goes really well and you're all back to full health. Chris
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