Four Days to Go

It's sneaking up on us rapidly - just three days to go before Sian and I set off for Namibia. As usual there doesn't seem time to fit everything in and the dreaded packing still has to be done. Not to worry - I'm sure that it will all come together. The arrangements are that we will travel by train to Gatwick on Sunday and fly to Windhoek overnight Sunday. If all goes to plan we will collect a small car at the airport and travel down to Rehoboth where we will be staying at the Oanob Lake for the three weeks that we will be in Namibia. We are very much looking forward to meeting with George and Anne Marie Dien at the Ark. Over the past year George and I have had many telephone conversations and we hope to be of practical help to them as they fulfil their calling to work in the Rehoboth community. As you can imagine we are quite excited at the prospect but also conscious that this will be quite a different experience for us. I spent a year working in Ghana some 40 years ago now but I think that this will be very different somehow. But we are confident that this is something that God has called us to do and so we go trusting that He has already prepared the way for us. As Rebecca discovered last year our experience when we go in response to the call of God not only has an effect on others but often more profoundly on ourselves. The news from Rehoboth has been quite encouraging. The garden project has continued to flourish although now it is their equivalent of winter and so only hardier root crops like beetroot and carrots etc. can survive the lower night temperatures (reminder to pack a couple of woolies!). However the local council still hasn't granted permission for the borehole which has been sunk to be used. So pray that this may be granted soon since the cost of mains water to them is very high. But more about this when we have talked directly to George next week. Next time I write I hope that we will be in Rehoboth. Flash