Forever Angels Baby Home

Here is the latest I have found out through email and instant messenger. Today Shannon met Ben and Amy Hathaway and toured the baby home that they are running in Mwanza. Ben and Amy are from the UK originally. Forever Angels has been open just over a year and is already planning to begin building on their addition in the next few days. Mwanza social services has requested that they expand. The need for care for young children in Mwanza is truly a huge one.

Shannon has also been spending a lot of his time helping Alex and others on some work being done at Pastor Richard's church.

They are installing a concrete stage, about 14 inches high in the front of the building. He said that tomorrow they will begin working on the outdoor stage being put up outside the church for the open air crusades to be held there starting Friday and going through Monday.

Shannon's luggage did finally arrive with several missing items including his Leatherman tool, alarm clock and all of the food he had brought along-granola bars, instant oatmeal and the like. He had travel insurance which will cover the losses, especially the tool.

His CPAP is still not working and they have given up on it. He says he is getting enough sleep to be functional though he would not want to be home driving semi feeling like he does. He will be able to stay with the team for the entire scheduled trip once they return to the mainland.

Be thinking of the team as they will spend all day Wednesday, at least 12 hours, traveling back to Mwanza from the island. It is a dangerous and physically exhausting journey. Please keep them in your prayers.

This tickled my funny bone:Shannon said that he and Alex went to the local pizza joint for supper yesterday. I asked him if it was good or bad. He said he didn't know since he didn't have any. He said there was too much stuff on it. This is my husband who likes pepperoni on his pizza. No mushrooms, olives or other extras.