Bush Life

Hi everybody!

So Ive been here a couple days now, and trying to get into the swing of things at TYB!

Baby Nao was taken to her new Mama and Papa today, so we now have 13 children which makes a big difference! We work on shift patterns here, so for example, yesterday I worked 7.30-12.30pm then 1.30-4.30 then 5.30 till whenever we could get them all off to bed! It is pretty full on days, and some toddlers have naps and bottles at different times of the day so still learning all the routines!

There are 2 other girls volunteers, both from Holand and Kirsten (Mark and Chris' adoptive daughter). There are also a new couple from Holand who are helping more with the keeping of the building, i.e. building cots and clearing storage etc.

Yesterday I had my first bible study, Mark led it and there were 8 of us. We are working through the book of Acts and had a small time of prayer for one of our neighbours. he's in a terrible situation at the moment. He is called Sean and works as a farmer. He rents his main house out to tenants, and his wife recently left to go to Scotland where he hopes to join her in emigrating over there as soon as possible.

Sadly, his current tenants have been more than trouble. They were rushing Sean to move in and refused to show any Identification or pay rent. He reported them to the local police and it turns out he is out on bail for Fraud.It also transpires that his father was a convicted pheodophile, and raped and even murdered young girls. So he is trying desperately to get them out, but in SA it can take up to 200 days. So not only can he not emigrate yet, but he is not getting rent money and of course there are fears of what these people are capable of doing. Please pray the Lord would remove them from his home!

Back to a more happy note! The day before yesterday, me and Sashkia were on a quick break when Mark called us over and said he saw a giraffe in the bush. So we rushed in the car and went down the path. We saw around 20 impala, a Zebra and a beautiful Giraffe! It was incredible! So surreal to see such wild animals you only ever see in the zoo or on television! Sadly I didnt have time to grab my camera, it was also getting late and the sun was setting and they were so well camoflaged!

Anyway, my break is about to finish to must get back to work!

My skype is all up and running 'gemma.leanne.hayward' and would love to talk to any of you!

Big South Africa Love!!

Gemma