Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Our Tentative Itinerary

Here is our current itinerary.
Things often change on Missions trips, so we'll see where God takes us.

Date / Activity
8-Mar Travel - leave Kelowna at 9:35 am
9-Mar Travel all day - short stop in Hong Kong airport
10-Mar Arrival in Johannesburg at 6:35 am - picked up by Kings School West Rand
meet billets at school, go to their homes
11-Mar am - church with billets
afternoon - meet at school, go to Lion & Rhino Park
pm - dinner at Van Gerve's
12-Mar School field trip to Soweto
13-Mar am - meet at school - Fly to Zambia via Livingstone - straight to Muuka
14-Mar Muuka clinic project
15-Mar Muuka clinic project & school visit
16-Mar Relocate to Maamba - Orphange Project & Crusade in Siansez
17-Mar Orphange Project & Crusade in Sianseze
18-Mar Church at Victory Pentecostal Church
19-Mar Orphange Project & Youth Service in Maamba
20-Mar Orphange Project & Water School Training
21-Mar Grand Opening of Orphange & Community Soccer Game
22-Mar Travel to Victoria Falls (Livingstone)- arrive early afternoon
23-Mar Travel Day: Livingstone - Johannesburg - Port Elizabeth - Jeffrey's Bay
24-Mar R & R Day Sat
25-Mar Church in Jeffrey's Bay
26-Mar Township building project
27-Mar Township building project
28-Mar School visit to Humansdorp High School (drama, music, speaking)
29-Mar Township building project
30-Mar Travel - Leave Jeffrey's Bay at 5:00 am - Joburg - Hong Kong
31-Mar Travel - In Kelowna at 5:00 pm

Monday, February 19, 2007

Team wins award


Four members of our team made a presentation at the Global Citizens Forum and were awarded with $1000 towards our Missions Trip. Congratulations, and thanks for taking the time and the risk to do something which will only enhance our work in Africa!

Friday, February 16, 2007

Look Boss, dee plane! dee plane!




Never been on a BIG plane before? Well, after back-to-back twelve hour flights it'll seem like you've never NOT been on a big plane before. At least they have free socks and a self-serve snack bar. If only they had a treadmill, fully reclining seats, and complimentary massages!

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Morning in Jeffreys Bay



There's beauty everywhere in the world.

Ready, Set, Go

The team has been chosen, monies have been raised, flights have been booked, itineraries have been planned, needles have been endured, pills have been purchased, songs have been learned, and anticipation is growing.

On Thursday, March 8th, our team of twelve students and four teachers will begin our journey to Africa. We will experience South Africa and Zambia in ways that your average tourist never would.

We will be working with a host Mission organization to help a local church to build an orphanage in Maamba, Zambia. We will also spend time in Jeffries Bay working with the Joshua Project in the township of Tokyo Sexwhale.

This year we will also be training local villagers in how to use a revolutionary new water purification system.


It is my hope that all team members will make entries on this blog. Feel free to check in regularly.