Some of the blessings from the trip...

After a busy week in Trincomalee working with the Young Hope children the team have had such much needed time relaxing and seeing some of Sri-Lanka.

It has been a fantastic trip where we have really seen God provide and bless us in many ways. In the Bible there are numerous passages where the people list the ways that God has blessed them, so it feels only right to mention these blessings here...

• Our journey to Trinco was amazing. We ended up having a nun travel with us which was like having a guardian angel in the van, we sailed through all the check points and made good time.
• We had a wonderful van driver who stayed with us the whole week and became part of the team, he took part in all the work we did and without him we would not have completed all of the projects.
• Health - considering the scope for sickness the team was blessed with good health, there were a few dodgy stomachs on a couple of days but nothing that kept us from doing the work.
• Everyone within the team bonded really well and we all found our roles. It really was a team and everyone was a vital part of it. I felt very privileged to have all members of the team there. We had just the right people for the projects we were given!
• During our time in Trinco we saw many army soldiers, heard shelling and gunfire, but we were kept safe from it all.
• The children were amazingly open to us and this gave us the chance to really spend time with them, hug them and love them.
• We had chances to pray with a number of different people including some of the childrens parents in their homes, teachers, the children, our driver and the nuns themselves.
• The weather - although hot and humid it was not as hot as it had been in Trinco and it was cloudy for much of the time so we were able to get on and build walls, paint outside and garden.
• A good relaxation time afterwards!

There are so many stories and photos to share, we look forward to meeting with individuals and sharing at a future curry night!

Priya