hello faithful readers,
i just want to say thank you for all your comments, last night i had a few of the kids catching up on reading them and they really are encouraged by the fact you guys are reading, responding and praying.
today we went back to the church location from yesterday and did construction work and spent time just hanging out with the people there.
roof repairs, cement mixing and trench digging were the major part of the work and just as important was engaging in conversation with the people, playing with the kids ect.
we had gabonese food for lunch and there was a vast array of food all of which was good, well all that i dared to try was good :)
just hanging out at the house tonight,two more days of construction/fellowship, a trip to an orphanage, a stop at the beach and a chance to shop for gifts will rap up our time here before paris.
everyone here is feeling good and being changed by God in really cool ways,
tomorrow's day should be the same as today as far as what we do so i may just wait til wednesday to report again, hard to keep track of the days over here, and the time.
until we meet again,
~sscc teen mission
Monday, July 20, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Gabonese church
hello,
so today we went to the church we are going to be working with this week. it was an incredible experience to say the least. two hours or so long of people so hungry for God. After church we had some gabonese snack food and saw where we'll be doing some light construction monday and tuesday. we'll be working with church members to make the repairs.
the rest of today has been a hang out and unwind day. some people have strolled to the ocean, others are napping and the rest are engaged in a high intensity game of uno.
hard to believe that we're in our final week here. thanks for your comments on here, we've really looked forward to finding them here when we log in.
until next time,
~sscc teen mission
so today we went to the church we are going to be working with this week. it was an incredible experience to say the least. two hours or so long of people so hungry for God. After church we had some gabonese snack food and saw where we'll be doing some light construction monday and tuesday. we'll be working with church members to make the repairs.
the rest of today has been a hang out and unwind day. some people have strolled to the ocean, others are napping and the rest are engaged in a high intensity game of uno.
hard to believe that we're in our final week here. thanks for your comments on here, we've really looked forward to finding them here when we log in.
until next time,
~sscc teen mission
Saturday, July 18, 2009
the return of the blog....dun dun dun
hey everyone,
so it's been a while since we've blogged so here's a fresh one to keep everyone up to date.
yesterday morning we finished our time in bongolo and took the long and dusty trail back to libreville. we experienced a few upset stomachs on the way but nothing major. please pray for our health as all this hard work and travel can take a toll on the mind and body.
so today we headed into a small fishing village and did what is called a medical caravan. we basically set up shop in the village chief's home and gave eye exams,took blood pressure,gave out medicine and played with tons of children. people came to faith today and we made a difference in the lives of many by showing them God's love.
fun fact, if you drive by a villagers house on the roadside and see dead gazelle's on sticks they are there in hopes you'll by them to eat. we did not do this :)
fred and i however did take a stroll into town tonight and have some chicken on a stick that was extremely good,this chicken was not haning out roadside it was prepared as we would in the states.
off to a church tommorow, could be 3 or 4 hours long as they don't have much regard for time here. this week we will be doing some building projects for that church and also going to an orphanage, our free days we'll head to a beach and then to a marketplace to buy gifts.
not sure if the next blog will come tomorrow or the day after, internet also works when it wants to in africa.
until next time,
aur revior
~sscc teen mission
so it's been a while since we've blogged so here's a fresh one to keep everyone up to date.
yesterday morning we finished our time in bongolo and took the long and dusty trail back to libreville. we experienced a few upset stomachs on the way but nothing major. please pray for our health as all this hard work and travel can take a toll on the mind and body.
so today we headed into a small fishing village and did what is called a medical caravan. we basically set up shop in the village chief's home and gave eye exams,took blood pressure,gave out medicine and played with tons of children. people came to faith today and we made a difference in the lives of many by showing them God's love.
fun fact, if you drive by a villagers house on the roadside and see dead gazelle's on sticks they are there in hopes you'll by them to eat. we did not do this :)
fred and i however did take a stroll into town tonight and have some chicken on a stick that was extremely good,this chicken was not haning out roadside it was prepared as we would in the states.
off to a church tommorow, could be 3 or 4 hours long as they don't have much regard for time here. this week we will be doing some building projects for that church and also going to an orphanage, our free days we'll head to a beach and then to a marketplace to buy gifts.
not sure if the next blog will come tomorrow or the day after, internet also works when it wants to in africa.
until next time,
aur revior
~sscc teen mission
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
wednesday wrap up...
Hi, sounds from the comments no one is sick of these blogs yet which is good :)
today we had some awesome time at bongolo hopsital praying for people, and by people i mean dozens of people,it was amazing.
this afternoon we did some more road buiding and today the dirt had to be shoveled by hand into the truck and then hauled to our location(yesterday we had a frontloader) so some of our crew were down by the pile digging there and the rest of us were paving the road.
we were able to play some games with some of the gabonese kids today as well, they have really enjoyed us being here.
tomorrow is our last day here at bongolo, more road work and more time at the hospital and then friday we get up early and head back down that crazy bumpy road to libreville.
we'll be working with a local church there for our second week of service and then we'll mosey on over to paris for a day and a half.
love and miss you all,
~sscc teen mission
today we had some awesome time at bongolo hopsital praying for people, and by people i mean dozens of people,it was amazing.
this afternoon we did some more road buiding and today the dirt had to be shoveled by hand into the truck and then hauled to our location(yesterday we had a frontloader) so some of our crew were down by the pile digging there and the rest of us were paving the road.
we were able to play some games with some of the gabonese kids today as well, they have really enjoyed us being here.
tomorrow is our last day here at bongolo, more road work and more time at the hospital and then friday we get up early and head back down that crazy bumpy road to libreville.
we'll be working with a local church there for our second week of service and then we'll mosey on over to paris for a day and a half.
love and miss you all,
~sscc teen mission
The dirt...literally..digging dirt :)
Hello everyone,
Hope all is well in the states.Yesterday afternoon we began our work on the roads around bonoglo hospital. basically how it works here is Tim (the missionary we are staying with) drives a truck to our location with dirt,dumps it and the group starts swinging our shovels and paves it down smooth. it looks so much better already, today and tomorrow we'll finish up on that, doing about 4hrs a day and although it's tiring work everyone has such a good attitude it's made it for good working conditions.
it was overcast yesterday and again today, which is actually a blessing since we're working outside.
Tim and his family have been great, very welcoming and their three children are getting along great with our team.
Last night we had some cool God stuff going on and i'd love to tell you about it....but i won't, not yet.... have to leave some things out of this so come sunday august 9th when we have our service to update the trip you have new things to hear about. :)
off to another tour today, the groups now swutch and one will see the hospital and the other will see the mission.
tonight small groups of us will be let in to pray for people in the hospital too.
thanks for your prayers and comments here, i've told the teens you've been reading and responding and they were very excited.
~sscc teen mission
Hope all is well in the states.Yesterday afternoon we began our work on the roads around bonoglo hospital. basically how it works here is Tim (the missionary we are staying with) drives a truck to our location with dirt,dumps it and the group starts swinging our shovels and paves it down smooth. it looks so much better already, today and tomorrow we'll finish up on that, doing about 4hrs a day and although it's tiring work everyone has such a good attitude it's made it for good working conditions.
it was overcast yesterday and again today, which is actually a blessing since we're working outside.
Tim and his family have been great, very welcoming and their three children are getting along great with our team.
Last night we had some cool God stuff going on and i'd love to tell you about it....but i won't, not yet.... have to leave some things out of this so come sunday august 9th when we have our service to update the trip you have new things to hear about. :)
off to another tour today, the groups now swutch and one will see the hospital and the other will see the mission.
tonight small groups of us will be let in to pray for people in the hospital too.
thanks for your prayers and comments here, i've told the teens you've been reading and responding and they were very excited.
~sscc teen mission
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Happy Tuesday From Bongolo!
greetings one and all,
it's tuesday morning 11:30 africa time so i decided to throw in a blog before lunch. most of you saw the video of our crazy bumpy van ride from libreville to bongolo. fun times had by all :)
we've done an incredible amout of traveling since we departed bosotn. i believe it was 26hrs of travel in two days!
after we settled in here at the missionaries home we had a rice and bean dish which is common here, it was very good!
this morning we split up into two smaller groups and took tours, one group toured the mission where all the homes and facilities are located, the backdrops are amazing, waterfalls, coconut tree's, amazing hills and background views. i'm sure tommy will upload some pics again tonight.
my group is visiting the hospital tommorrow so i'll have to give insight on that later.
everyone here has been very welcoming to our large , crazy group of weary travellers,how could they resist our charm? :)
God has been very good to us, all are safe and of good health, parents: your kids have been amazing! they have been through so much travel and uncomfortable conditions and they have been excellant!!!!
ok, off to lunch, then digging up some roads, hopefully i can get back on here tonight if not then auv reviour until tommorrow,
~sscc teen mission
it's tuesday morning 11:30 africa time so i decided to throw in a blog before lunch. most of you saw the video of our crazy bumpy van ride from libreville to bongolo. fun times had by all :)
we've done an incredible amout of traveling since we departed bosotn. i believe it was 26hrs of travel in two days!
after we settled in here at the missionaries home we had a rice and bean dish which is common here, it was very good!
this morning we split up into two smaller groups and took tours, one group toured the mission where all the homes and facilities are located, the backdrops are amazing, waterfalls, coconut tree's, amazing hills and background views. i'm sure tommy will upload some pics again tonight.
my group is visiting the hospital tommorrow so i'll have to give insight on that later.
everyone here has been very welcoming to our large , crazy group of weary travellers,how could they resist our charm? :)
God has been very good to us, all are safe and of good health, parents: your kids have been amazing! they have been through so much travel and uncomfortable conditions and they have been excellant!!!!
ok, off to lunch, then digging up some roads, hopefully i can get back on here tonight if not then auv reviour until tommorrow,
~sscc teen mission
Monday, July 13, 2009
Bongolo or bust!!!!!
Bounjour!
sorry for a short one, i just typed a long one and it didnt save!!! :( will redo tomorrow, in short we travelled 12 hours today to Bongolo and are ready to start work tomorrow. all are safe and sound
thanks for the comments we appreciate them!
more details tomorrow :)
sscc teen mission
sorry for a short one, i just typed a long one and it didnt save!!! :( will redo tomorrow, in short we travelled 12 hours today to Bongolo and are ready to start work tomorrow. all are safe and sound
thanks for the comments we appreciate them!
more details tomorrow :)
sscc teen mission
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