We are home!

Wow, what an adventure these past 5 weeks have been! It has been such a privilege and 

blessing to travel and see a culture so very different to ours. We enjoyed every moment, 

and have stored up plenty of memories together as a family. With this, Bobby's blog comes 

to a close. Thanks all for your interest in our whereabouts and your prayers for us and with us. 

We praise God for keeping us safe, and teaching us so many amazing things, the people of 

South Sudan will forever have a special place in our hearts. 

Entebbe airport

Goodbye Yei, goodbye mama Linda

Off to the airport in the troop carrier

Miss Molly and Dr Sam

 

Our first goodbye this afternoon was Miss Molly who has been one of the ladies cooking for us this past month. Here she is sorting out the beans one by one each afternoon for the following day's cooking. Can you see Esther is looking at a big pile of beans, and Miss Molly puts a good handful in her basket which is made especially for this job,

which keeps the beans from rolling of her lap.

Sam (behind William) is a visiting doctor from Egypt. Will likes Sam!

Our last day before we head home!

 

Mum's last hour at the hospital: Assisting in a Caesarean Birth 

 

Skipping with the girls

Playing with Timothy and Angelo

 

That cheeky laugh on William's face means he is feeling better and finally coming out of his shell, and having some fun, playing with Timothy and Angelo this afternoon.

 

The world game

 

 Dad had a fun game of soccer with the boys. The score was Africa 3; Khawajas 3.

Khawajas means foreigners in Juba Arabic.

 

 

Solar panels

Daddy checked over the solar panels he installed 2 years ago. These modules 
turn the sun's energy into electricity to bring power to all the houses, orphanage 
and most importantly the hospital. Pretty cool huh? 

Chores before school starts

 

Angelo is chopping wood for the fire. Each day the children sweep up the leaves and keep the place looking tidy. Here the children have uniforms on ready to go to school.

 

Dad fixing things

Daddy has done a lot of work here and helped to make the place safer by fixing electrical things.

Collecting Water

These girls are collecting water.

Cooking for the Orphans

This is one massive cooking pot! Dinner for 165 children.

Ice-cream

A team came from a supporting church to spend time with the children at the Orphanage. They organised ice-cream for the kids, what a treat! Ice-cream is something they get maybe once a year. William thought it was a real treat as well! nice and cold.
Bobby got it stuck in his fur and had to have a wash afterwards.

Washing clothes

At the orphanage the older children wash their own clothes and bedding. The Mama's wash the clothes for the little children. This little girl was carrying her bedding back to bed.

Etheopian food for lunch yum yum

 

100M down the road we have to stop because a truck just dropped a load of old bricks to try and fix the hole in the track. We helped to move the bricks so we could get through.

Another 100m down the track we got stuck behind a truck which has stopped and had the bonnet up.

 

Ethiopian for lunch with our friends. It was the yummiest food we

have had so far in South Sudan and it only cost about $30 to feed all of us!

Caleb washing his hands and hair in the rain. Its fun to play in the rain because its so hot.

Hanging with new friends

Esther and Saskia have found some good friends, and can communicate in ways other than language without a problem. This little girl is called Debbie, a precious little girl in many ways xx

Little mums

As all these children have no longer got a mum or dad, the older girls 

generally take care of the younger ones, so this is a common sight.  

wiring up the technical college

Harvesters already has a school for all the orphans and some of the local children here, but are now hoping to start up a vocational training college, to teach some of the older graduating boys and girls some life skills. They hope to teach some agriculture, sewing

and business courses, and develop according to need. Martin is helping to wire up

some electricity to their first building here, with some keen helpers.

Africans know how to do church

We just love church here! We didn't get a very good photo, but there is a choir at the

front and we spend a good hour singing African style. Such beautiful natural rhythm and freedom, repeating the same verse over and over, as if they just make it up as they go....

....and then suddenly, everyone just knows when to stop.

Boys sit on the left and girls on the right.  

Tractor

 It's me, Bobby, and some of my new friends!

 

Adam is the handyman around here and goes around fixing things and building some

of the developments that are happening around here. The boys all love him, and

love to help him. Yesterday they got to have a ride on the back of his tractor. Such fun!

Sugar cane

Sugar cane looks like bamboo but it is easy to cut and sweet to chew.

Bobbys tour of His House of Hope hospital

4 sets of twins born at His House of Hope

Today we have 4 sets of twins, all healthy and doing well, all born at this small  

His House of Hope Hospital. It is hard to describe, but considering this setting and 

level of development, this is a true miracle and blessing. Praise The Lord! 

Roasting gee nuts

Gee nuts are like peanuts. They need to be roasted and salted before they can bee eaten. Bobby and the girls learnt how to roast on a coal fire.

Just nip into town

Yesterday bobby thought the day was going to be easy. The only things booked in for the day was to nip into town and get some electrical supplies for the new vocational training centre and then to pop back into town later for dinner. Well the first trip took us about 4 hours but we did come back with what we needed. I think we brought all the electrical bits they had at the hardware shop.

We drove back with our goods, had a quick clean up, and then got back in the troop carrier with the rest of the crew, back into town, to try a roasted goat dinner. We got bogged and nearly tipped over on our way. Everyone had to get out of the car through the drivers door, oh what fun! We managed to get unstuck and drove out.

Finally we made it, and had a nice evening out together. We ate roast goat and potatoes, a nice treat. Bobby enjoyed the adventure and the different food.