You never know for how long, so, I’ll better hurry with this blog.

Aart is busy getting his hot shower working. There has been an instant heater installed in this guest house for the Arch Bishop at one time. He doesn’t use the Dutch Electricians Norms, but well, it works. The kids are fast asleep after a warm bath in the tub, water heated on a charcoal fire.

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Both of us returned to the UK at the end of July so that Poppy could receive medical treatment for a swelling that has was later diagnosed as a large ovarian cyst. She had an operation for its removal on 19th August and a complete hysterectomy as well. She will need to lead a quiet life here in Winchester until November at least.

Our sudden departure from Yei meant that we had little time to hand over things in the way we had wanted. Poppy had a day to implement her six week handover programme and, as John only made the decision to leave Yei at 5pm on a Friday afternoon before flying on the Saturday morning, he had rather less time!

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While travelling to Kampala this morning I noted again what an interesting journey it can be…...

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At the start of the summer we launched a questionnaire/survey thing to help us get a better idea of how people think about mission.

It started at our ‘Global Pavilion’ venue during this year’s Summer Madness festival and will be continuing until early Autumn on the website.

The questionnaire is entitled ‘Mission Matters’ and should only take about 5 minutes to complete…so if you’ve got 300 seconds to spare… fill in the form and let us know what you think…

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The Team Ramro official Nepal programme is over and the majority of the team are now back in Belfast, catching up with friends, family and sleep and showing off their farmer’s tans and mosquito bites. But 2 team members remain in Nepal for some unfinished business. It’s been all about the heart!

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God is changing lives in Nepal and it’s exciting to get glimpses of transformation and genuine faith in the midst of the ‘everyday ordinary’.

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Apologies for the lack of blog action in the last 8 days – we have understandibly been demoted from the much prized ‘featured blog’ spot on the website. But I’m not prepared to give it up completely. We want that gold medal.

There is much to tell, so this will be a long one!

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