Stage One Complete

Ruth phoned the FACT office at 17.30hrs, Thursday 4 August:

The old boat landing jetty in Mlowe is finished – it now has a very splendid concrete topping and looks transformed.
The locals are so delighted – a local dignitary came to inspect the work and was most impressed and the village chief “Big Dave” has given them a white goat to celebrate the event, preparing the beast for the pot has not been easy though – it’s still walking around and giving them endearing looks.
The weather is very hot and Ed has been quite a slave driver, though today has been their day off. The “boys” have been trying to cook up peanut butter on an open fire (could this be a veggie alternative to roast goat!).
Tomorrow all of the team travel to Tcharo, this will mean a boat trip south.
Last Sunday the team attended church and handed out the special FACT songbooks that Lizzie produced – this made the congregation burst into a spontaneous round of exuberant singing and clapping.
Ruth asks us to pray for a number of things:
1. For continued good health.
2. Safety, especially when work starts on the second jetty.
3. Protection against spiritual attacks.

Andrew Eastham

PS:
a) Ali: if you want to join the volunteer cruise at the end of the month, I’m up for it too. Rob.
b) Lizzie: may I have a lift back to Tollesbury when we arrive back at Heathrow – no probs, David