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We have recently applied and been successful in getting jobs at 'Amano Christian' School in Chingola, Zambia. Since getting married we have been praying about the possibility of working abroad and we now feel the timing and opportunity is right. So what will we be doing? Jona is going to be teaching science and Kerry is going to be doing youth work amongst girls in the dorms. We will be leaving in September. We would love for you to keep up to date with what we're up to!

Tuesday 8 November 2011

A bit of a week!!! :-S

Unfortunately last week and this week so far have been a bit tough :-(
Last week I fell quite ill and in the end it was felt maybe I had an infection so I was given some antibiotics. It was quite a hard time of just staying in the flat mainly in bed. But thankfully I recovered well and am now feeling a lot better. However, today Jona seems to have come down with the same thing :-( And so he is now tucked up in bed! It is quite tough when you are missing people and the comforts of home. But I thank God that we have each other!
In the midst of all this I felt well enough to be on duty at the weekend in the dorm and thank God that it was another brilliant weekend! Saturday morning the primary children in the dorms played a friendly football match with a team which was put together by friends who work at a local home for street children.
Everyone seemed to enjoy it! The sun was shining and it was a great time to chat with people involved with a different type of project.
Saturday afternoon, Tanja (one of the German volunteers) and I prepared a craft for the secondary girls and we enjoyed decorating photoframes (which I had bought with me from UK) :-)
 Tanja! We are on duty together :-)


Sunday was another crazy storm! There was a Family Fellowship Service at the school in the new building. But the rain was so heavy on the tin roofing that the sermon had to stop because no one could hear the preacher! And later we discovered that the tin roofing on the carpentry workshop had been ripped off! I've never seen rain/thunder/lightning so intense! On Sunday afternoon Jona went to help repair the roof with some others.
Last night we had a lovely time with some other teachers and we really feel we are making some good friends here :-)
We hope everyone at home is well and we are always grateful to hear your news too :-)

Jona and Kerry x

3 comments:

  1. It's lovely to hear from you and all of the exciting things happening in your life. I'm glad to hear you are feeling better now and I am praying that Jona has a speedy recovery. Missing you. Jema xxxx

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  2. So happy to hear that you are well, we wish Jona a speedy recovery! What a crazy week you are having and I'm sure I've just read on FB that you have sunburn :s Thinking of you always and sending much love. V,R & T xxxx

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  3. Hello you lovely people...you're in our prayers through all your ups and downs, your illnesses and whatever comes your way. More important is 'the Lord is there' it's one of His names...amazing! Love you both...Scott and Cally x x

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