Day Five
You’ll never guess what … we still have no power and my cold is finally clearing. We had an early start for today, up at 6.45 getting ready to go to Willow Park which is a school camp site run by YFC. It has 5 lodges which sleeps up to 10 children in bunk beds and also has an assault course, rope course and sports fields. Willow Park is in a state of repair and maintenance, but with a new team being formed it will be ready for camps in the next few months. Willow Park also lodges orphaned children and abused women who need a little bit of respite. It is a beautiful place up in the hills where the buildings all have thatched roofs and are set in the tranquil surrounds of fresh green grass and relaxing water holes. We had an interesting time getting there, this time the 2 seater ute had to accommodate 6 people as well as a large white fridge. This fridge had to be supported by three very manly men in the back who had to also battle the harsh up hill terrain combined with the arctic cold winds and the monsoon rains � well maybe this is a slight exaggeration … there were three manly men but it was mainly flat road bar the last 200 meter and the winds were mainly produced by the driving and the rain was more like a very light sprinkle. Well that pretty much concluded our day … ohh one last thing, blessings today for us … the sun shone through the clouds and we were kind of warm for about 5 minutes today. May the blog be with you … Until next time …
Hi Jodie & Andrew, Sounds like this trip will toughen you both up a bit!!Not that you have to go all the way to Zim to experience a heavy head cold, mind you!Will be watching your website and hoping you both learn heaps, grow heaps and have the pleasure of being used in God’s kingdom along the way.Looking forward to seeing and hearing from you both when you return
Leonie Poole
March 9, 2006 at 6:47 am
This will sound very strange as I have no idea who you are or where you are from, but I was searching the web for Willow Park in Zimbabwe. I used to live there and was forced to leave in 2003 as a result of the unrest that was growing. My family and I have fond memories of the eight or so years that we spent there growing up in such a beautiful place. I am sure that my dad will be glad to hear that it is still in the ministry as he was the camp site manager for the duratoin of our stay. God bless you and keep you and I hope that you enjoy the time you spend in the comfort of the valley as much as we did. There is a sense of peace there that I have not found anywhere else in the world. I envy you.
Jeremy Capon
September 8, 2006 at 11:56 am