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![]() Entrance to one of Iris Ministry's sites in Pemba |
![]() The Compound-200 children, 150 Holy Given students, and 200 pastors for training. |
![]() The Administration Offices |
![]() Mama Aida's(Heidi) Office |
![]() The Prayer Hut! a gift from Bethel. |
![]() Looking out from the Prayer Hut to the left |
![]() then ahead to the Tent and across the road where the |
![]() women sold what they made..I bought my African wrap skirt there. |
![]() At the end of the path from the Prayer hut, looking to the right towards our dorms. |
![]() The path to the right again towards the elementary school. |
![]() Coming from the school, you see the back of the admin offices |
![]() and our dorms. |
![]() Where the horses were kept with our dorm behind them and the elementary school up behind that. |
![]() Looking at the horses from our dorm area and the cafeteria behind them. |
![]() These horses were trained by Mozambique's top horse trainer. |
![]() Going to the cafeteria. |
![]() Inside the cafeteria. |
![]() The water tower |
![]() Our dorm lounge hut |
![]() The horses' corral and the Tent |
![]() Foundation for the new church building. |
![]() Pemba Beach from inside the Compound |
![]() Pemba Beach |
![]() Pemba Beach from the Bungalos |
![]() Off to our first outreach in the bush. |
![]() More of Cabo Delgado's beauty |
![]() as we passed village after village |
![]() after village. |
![]() Our first stop was at an Iris village along the way |
![]() to bring supplies, meet the pastor, |
![]() and the other smiling faces. |
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![]() We continued on and spotted another Iris village with the Iris plaque in plain view on their church building, which was close to the road, so we stopped. As we all |
![]() pulled up to a stop and began to hop out of our line of vehicles, another caravan came towards us from the |
![]() opposite direction. It was non other than Heidi, herself, Pastor Che and their team on their way back |
![]() from their outreach to a village another region in the bush bush! God is full of surprises and likes to make us laugh! |
![]() Our first outreach village w/ its goats milling around, |
![]() while everyone else was welcoming us before we even turned off the road. |
![]() They all crowded around and watched while we unloaded our gear and put up our tent village. |
![]() Excited children, |
![]() village greeting us, |
![]() curious older boys, |
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![]() and they all loved having their pictures taken! |
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![]() More smiles! |
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![]() Helen w/ a villager. |
![]() Boys posing. |
![]() Precious Eva! |
![]() Our tent village! |
![]() And wild pigs just outside.. |
![]() Jenna playing a rhythm copying game, |
![]() and the children having fun. |
![]() and more fun.. |
![]() Then out to the field where the Jesus film will be set up. |
![]() The children are excited,and everyone watches |
![]() while several of us walked the parimeter of the gathering praying. |
![]() Eva dancing and loving on a villager! |
![]() Early wake-up call.. |
![]() we all gathered for prayer, worship and breakfast. |
![]() Kaye w/ a treasure :') |
![]() Let the games begin! |
![]() Sean captivated them all w/ the games he planned, |
![]() esp. the water balloons! |
![]() The Medical Team had a long line of weary villagers |
![]() needing medical attention up to our last day there. |
![]() Sun setting on Pemba Beach. |
![]() Worship in the Tent! |
![]() Dancing! |
![]() and singing! |
![]() and having way too much fun! |
![]() Then out to the beach for some baptisms |
![]() on Pemba's beautiful white beaches. |
![]() The neighboring village children came along. |
![]() Then Suzette found me..and my camera! |
![]() She said she'd take pictures for me, |
![]() and I sensed she needed to be trusted.. |
![]() But w/ my camera, Lord? Will I ever see it again? |
![]() Of course I will! And I get to see thru the eyes of a |
![]() 12 yr old young girl! :'} |
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![]() Suzette! |
![]() Baptisms in the Indian Ocean! where Holy spirit does the dunking :') |
![]() Pastor Ray from Minnesota |
![]() Park Mark, HIM pastor |
![]() Pastor Ray baptizing a Mozambican | ![]() then one of the Korean pastors from our team. |
![]() Water! |
![]() Water! |
![]() Endless water.. |
![]() Like the Lord's endless ocean of Love for us.. |
![]() One of the classrooms for the pastors-in-training. |
![]() Heidi teaching these pastors in the Prayer Hut. |
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![]() Suzette, what a fun girl! |
![]() Getting ready for the July birthdays party. |
![]() Children settled and waiting. |
![]() A present for every child w/ a birthday in July, |
![]() and there's a party! |
![]() Manuel adopted Sean..and became his side-kick! |
![]() He liked my hat |
![]() and the pump, definitely all boy! |
![]() To dinner at the Dolphin on our last night in Pemba. |
![]() Sat w/ Calista, across from Pastor Che at dinner, and he gave me a word that I'm on the right track and that the Lord WILL restore our families, finances... and that I will have breakthru and victory! |
![]() A hug from Mama Heidi on her birthday a year or two later. |
![]() Rolland flying over the Compound, showing the new church building w/ it's green roof. |
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