Monday 4th August

Good morning!

 

I have just received a further email from Andy Martin .  Sounds as if everyone is having fun as well as doing the serious stuff!

 

Hazel

 

Mrs Hazel L Bell

Administrator

MAF Glasgow Office

e: hazel.bell@maf-uk.org

 

 

Over the weekend the whole team were able to enjoy some shopping at the hangar where locals who knew about our arrival brought their wares for the team to buy. We also visited the local market where most people were able to buy gifts and keepsakes of their trip to Tanzania .
 
On Saturday night the team along with Annie Lawson, an ex MAF aircraft engineer, went to the Dodoma Hotel for dinner,  This is the old railway hotel in which Michael Palin stayed whilst filming Around the World in 80 Days. It has to be said that it has improved vastly since his visit!
 
On Sunday we all went to the Kanisa La Mungu Church to worship. Andy preached again and the team, accompanied on the guitar by Nick Durston, sang several worship songs. After the service we were able to spend time with locals sharing something of our home lives with them. It was a truly uplifting time and we all enjoyed being part of a typical African church service.
 
Sunday afternoon was spent preparing a programme for the Tanzanian outreach work that we will be doing next weekend.  Please pray that all goes well and that many receive Christ as their Saviour.
 
Today (Monday) Derek, Peter, Chris, Kirsty and Nicky Biddall are heading out to continue with work on the runway at Kilimitinde.  Please pray for safe travels, good health and that the work will be completed before Friday.  The rest of the team are flitting mesh to the workshop roof to keep birds out of the building, a big problem when vehicles are resprayed only to be spoiled by bird droppings.
 
On Tuesday they will be working at a local orphanage where they will speak with the children about Jesus and again we would value your prayers that God would be glorified and that kids would accept Jesus personally.
 
On Tuesday night we will take the monthly hangar praise meeting where all the MAF team worship and pray together. The team will host this and will perform a couple of dramas, lead worship and hold communion with the staff.  Please pray that this is a time of fellowship and that again we will all feel blessed in God’s presence.
 
Items for Praise
 

• Derek’s neck is a lot better
• Some of the team were suffering from African stomach –  thankfully this has now passed
• Praise for the runway work last week.
• Thanks for good relations with the MAF staff and locals

 

 

Thank you all for all your support and prayers, we really appreciate it.
 

 

May the Lord bless and keep you safe

  Andy Martin