16/08/2018 The boys continued on the building work this morning, helping to pass the bricks and set the cement while the girls helped the ladies with the cooking. We had such a fun morning helping to prepare lunch. Half way through the morning we had a popcorn and coke break which was a lovely opportunity … Continued
02/08/2018 9am, Terminal 3, Heathrow. The day had finally arrived! For some of us this was the first time leaving the continent. There was a general excitement looking forward to how God would use us there but also some nerves not knowing what to expect. Our first flight (and the longest at 9hr 35mins!) left … Continued
Over the weekend we were involved in various church activities. On Friday night Martina led the church in a bible study at their weekly church meeting, after Josh got the privilege of experiencing the Peruvian tradition of birthday cake in the face! Then on Saturday Rachel shared at the women’s prayer meeting, and we were … Continued
WEEK 1 Friday 27/07/18 Not the most exciting day to report on! But praise God for a safe and smooth journey to Lima, where we greeted by the wonderful Turners, who we stayed the night with, eventually getting to bed about 24 hours after we set off! Saturday 28/07/18 We flew from Lima down to … Continued
WEEK THREE MONDAY Mark, Ben, Raph and Luke got back to work at church, welding the steel to the wall. The rest of us went food shopping for the week, and bought some presents to give to people on Thursday night at our leaving do, as a way of saying thank you. We also gained … Continued
Step team week 7! Hola for the last time from the Spring Step team 2018! We are sadly coming to the end of our time here in South America but we have had the most amazing experience and it’s been a pleasure to share it with you through these blogs. We had a great but … Continued
Week Two MONDAY The materials arrived, so we helped Christian to offload them from the truck, and cleared some more space in the building site. It was Sam’s 18th birthday, so the boys took him out for swimming and an ice cream, then we threw him a surprise(ish) party at night, complete with snacks, balloons, … Continued
THURSDAY/FRIDAY 5th/6th July After 48 hours travelling, including a 13 hour layover in Mexico City (we even had time to explore) we arrived at Quito airport at 11pm local time, to be met by Katy our short term coordinator, and Sam who had come via Miami airport. We were running on minimal sleep but were … Continued
Step Week 6! Hello everyone in the UK! We are still having a lovely time here in Tartagal, however we can’t quite believe that we are on our second to last week of our entire project! Time really has flown by and things are not slowing down as it has been yet again another jam … Continued