Our first week in Colombia has been an exciting experience but took a while to adjust to the heat and way of life! 01/08/23 On the first day of work, we visited a primary school where the children were learning English. We were greeted with many smiley faces and hugs! We met children from each … Continued
Summer Camp at Vitor with the Shalom families On Tuesday morning we went to the Vitor Campsite with all the Shalom pupils and their families. Everyone had an amazing time thanks to the organisation and hard work of the Shalom team who worked non-stop from beginning to end. So much thought, preparation and attention to … Continued
Work in Latin America is over! We have left Campamento Roblealto and are debriefing at one of the volunteer’s houses with our coordinator. The last two weeks have been incredible. God has worked so much in the lives of so many children this “Temporada”/season. We had some incredible nights where the Spirit was moving through … Continued
After a long overnight flight for the UK team, and 5 hours waiting in Quito for our team from Guatemala, we all made it to Ecuador smoothly and easily. Our first Ecuadorean experience was taking the public bus from the airport to the bus terminal – our suitcases rammed into the door as we … Continued
The team are more-and-more becoming proper members of the staff at Roblealto, taking on more responsibilities, and getting into the routine of life. Our work is split between program (when groups come to camp, and we run activities with a Biblical message) and manual labor. While the work can be difficult, I have a strong … Continued
Report 13 Another week passes and we are already halfway through our time here in Bolivia, it is crazy! This week was a tough week of work particularly for us boys. Indeed we were working in the garden. Pickaxing and then shovelling mud into a wheelbarrow, to wheelie it to the gardening patch where we … Continued
Week two in Campamento Roblealto was intense, joyful and growing. Our work and service here in camp took off in the form of two camp days with children, a day of labouring in the workshop, and a weekend of training. The camp days with children were wonderful. To live and serve in an environment where … Continued
After an incredibly relaxing time in Veracruz, the team arrived back in Puebla where the boys stayed at Alexis’ (a member of the San Pablo congregation) and the girls at Mayra’s. While the girls enjoyed salad and an early night, the boys, Alexis and another member of the congregation went to Church of Maradona pizzeria … Continued
Week 10 First week in Bolivia and we are so excited to get involved with the church and fulfil the tasks asked of us as we continue to serve God. We are also looking forward to meeting new people, getting to know a new culture and spending even more time with each other – we … Continued