Jamie on March 29th, 2009

Just a quick note to say thank you to all the 22 people so far who have commented! It’s so great to get feedback on the blog and to know that people are following along. Don’t be offended if I don’t comment back to each one… it’s tough when net access is sparse. But know [...]

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Jamie on March 26th, 2009

The day started like any other… out of bed before 6am, getting the girls ready for school and out the door by 6:50am. Arja took them on the 2.5km walk without me, as I headed to the hospital maintenance shop in order to hop on the back of the lorrie (an 18ft flatbed truck) and [...]

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Jamie on March 25th, 2009

Allow me to explain what you can expect from this blog. This is an “official” blog, hosted by The Meeting House, our church community back in Toronto that has sent us to work with Mennonite Central Committee in Southern Africa. It isn’t just a personal blog. As such, you can expect to learn things related [...]

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Jamie on March 17th, 2009

During our time here so far, we haven’t pulled the camera out of the bag all that often. We are trying not to appear like tourists. But we have taken it out on occasion. What follows will be a random smattering of photos that may be of interest to some or may completely bore you. [...]

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Jamie on March 16th, 2009

Blogging isn’t that hard… once you get started. It’s like any other form of writing - the first few pages are the hardest. Perhaps that’s why I’ve put it off for so long. After all, it’s been almost 7 weeks since we boarded a flight in Toronto and moved halfway around the world from Canada! [...]

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