The Day is Done - Saturday

Well it is another late night following the Youth bonfire and we have had a great time. Many of the school team joined the youth team and they had a great impact. Lots of local youth came along with those who had been to Youth Camp during the week along with some of us still young at heart! A brilliant way for them to end the week.
As I am sure you recall it was our Family Day today but the medics missed most of it as they tirelessly worked through all the patients and booked home visits. Some of them managed to break late afternoon to catch the last bit of the fun before returning to pack up. Over the week they did almost the same amount of blood tests as last year but with 1 less doctor - they are such an amazing, handworking team.
The school team did an exception job all morning compiling an inventory of materials left behind. It was decided this year that unused materials would be stored for future use; demonstrating good stewardship of resources and will mean that any funds for similar items in the future will not be needed.
Andrew and I have really valued your comments. Best wishes and prayers. The last days get even more busy for us as we tie up financial matters and plan the way forward with Adele and Bela. As the teams pack up the logistics increase but is a challenge we both enjoy.
A comment on the blog asked if the roads have improved ... definitely not and are getting worse, some very nasty holes.
The Family Day was a great success and another sunny day. It was a first for the mission as we went to a splendid, huge house at the top of Akli Hedge (looking down on the church/camp area where we had the bonfire party tonight) with stunning views out over the fields to Romania. The lady who owns it was involved in the gas explosion a little while ago and has some nasty burn scars. She heard of our dilemma with the rain and how we would cope in the woods if it did rain. So she contacted Atilla and offered to let use her whole house any grounds - it easily swallowed us, host families and a few others. Atilla has been visiting her regularly and she gave her life to Christ quite recently. She gave a moving testimony to everyone and then to Andrew and I she said how wonderful it would be if God had a good use for the house and garden,
Well the practical part of the mission is now over. Tomorrow we go to the village services which are led by Atilla or Bela but we provided the content. We have people leading worship, prayers and reading the bible passage at the service for the village they live in; I am giving a talk at each. The logistics is interesting as the coach follows the services collecting the team and their luggage as it goes .... so the service times are Akli 8.30 the Uj Akli 10am (both with Atilla) the everyone is at the Gyula service, if we fit in, at 11.30am. We then go to have lunch with the Gyula host families who now have several extra from the other villages - they organise this with little input from us and just shows how warm, hospitable and caring people they are .... they really love us coming. Then it is back to the Gyula church were the coach, minibus and car take us on am emotional farewell as we head to the boarder. We do not usually have too much difficulty going this way and we would value your prayers that this is the case.
Time just to read my talk through and the sleep.
God bless
Ian and Andrew