2nd - 5th May

Wednesday 2nd May

In the morning we met with Di who is the most amazing women ever! she works in the fundraising department in the project and is one of the most wise women I have ever met. She was the lady who talked to us about African history and has lived through so much. Anyway after her telling us a few stories about miracles we started to sort out our programme for where we will be working. It took quite a long time but in the end it was sorted that I would mainly be working at the Pregnancy crisis centre [PCC]. This is where women live who are pregnant in difficult circumstances [raped, kicked out of home etc]. So there was an opportunity to work with them and also go into schools teaching about safe sex and abstinence. In the afternoon we went to the Community Care Project [CCP] who go out into the community working with people affected and infected by HIV and aids, they showed us around and told us about the projects. In the evening [after I made the best dinner ever…] we went round our friend Ashley’s house and watched the football, it was really funny how someone who lives in Africa can be so into Manchester united!

Thursday 3^rd May

In the morning on Thursday we went straight to CCP for their devotional in the morning and then met the whole team. The boys went off to do some driving into a township and Kate stayed to do admit. Anna is working in the admin department for fundraising at Gateway and after having a shower I went over to PCC. I met the leader Michael and his wife and they told me more about the project. The person who does crafts with the girls every morning to use and sell had left about a month ago so they really needed someone to fill that gap! So I will be doing sewing and crafts with the girls at the centre! I was so excited as that is something I really enjoy so I can’t wait to get stuck in. I went over to the house and met the girls, which was pretty intimidating as they are all pregnant Zulu teenagers. I cooked lunch for the team and then we had team time in the afternoon and did our bible studies. In the evening we went to cell group, which is awesome! We had dinner there and after doing some singing we went to a traffic light [or robots as they call them] junction to hand out flyers. NCF church are doing a play called Heavens Flames and Hells gates which they put on about 8 years ago and it caused a massive revival in the area and they are putting it on again starting this Sunday! Its all well exciting an there are posters and flyers everywhere around town. After cell we went to a night club where we handed out free hot dogs and flyers with about 50 other people so hopefully the play will have a good turn out [please pray].

Friday 4^th May

Yesterday I spent the morning going through all the crafts and equiptment at PCC, there is so much stuff and luckily its all really well organised, its pretty much like my textiles room at school! However it was really overwhelming as I need to start making stuff on Monday and I don’t feel confident enough or ready… Its proper scary as its like I’m running a textiles class, at the same time as running a business, in a country where I don’t know where to buy things and I cant quickly ask someone 'oh how do I make this again' and where I don’t know how much I can spend on buying materials etc - but I’m sure it will all come together! In the afternoon I had a nap which was awesome and then we went to meet people from cell to watch spiderman 3 [it cost 1 pound – Africa is SO good!] I didn’t really enjoy the film it was pretty rubbish!

Saturday 5^th May

Today was our day off so we work up late [8:30] and then did our bible study. I then made a cooked breakfast for the team and the boys went an did some shopping. We then took some of the kids from the children’s home out to the park to play games! It was really funny driving through africa with a van full of 11 people, with the kids all singing My chemical romance black parade...They are pretty crazy and it was hard, but fun trying to keep them entertained. I used my amazing supernanny learned skills and the trip went off without a hitch [shanta you would have been so proud]. In the end we had to leave as every single one needed the toilet…

Playing in the park:

The venture [which we have fitted 14 people in...]:

Our room [like the bars?] :