After an early start at home, our team took Sunday to relax, get settled in their accommodations in Brooklyn, and do a bit of looking around (since they are leaving again Saturday and won't have the usual sightseeing time at the end). Once the team settled into their rooms, they went and got some groceries …
Arrival
GoTeam Brooklyn 2018 have arrived safely in Brooklyn!! Let's keep they well covered in prayer this week as they serve as our representatives to bless our friends in Bushwick.
Up, Up and Away!!
GoTeam Brooklyn 2018, after an early morning meeting at the FLC, are successfully checked in and on their way to Brooklyn for the 2018 edition of GoTeam Brooklyn!! Working once again with Pastor Bill Wilson and his amazing team at Metro World Child, our GoTeam will be spending the next week lifting the burden from …
Friday – Home at Last
It's been a long trip home. Our flight from Johannesburg to Frankfurt was delayed by four hours, causing us to miss our connections to London and Halifax. As a result, I am now sitting in the Ottawa Airport, five hours after we should all have been home! Oh well, all are doing fine and at …
Thursday – Elephants & Airplanes
Another early morning - but a good one. We had breakfast with the elephants before heading to the airport for our journey home. As I write this we are in Johannesburg Airport, having successfully completed stage one. However, we are now delayed and the rest of the journey we will need to play by ear. …
Tuesday & Wednesday – Preparations to Return
We left our friends in Kabwe early Tuesday morning to begin our journey home. A long bus ride and a short flight brought us to Livingstone, on the border with Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia, where we will debrief and prepare for the re- entry to North American life. As I write this, we are getting …
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Monday – A Piece of Cake
Finally today came - the day I have been looking forward to all week. The day we meet with 70 of the main volunteers who work, and have worked, with Pastor Lawrence through Together in Action. Once everyone had assembled at the Diakonia Center (previous teams will remember this), we proceeded to share, to reminisce, …
