Wednesday 6 August 2008

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56 comments:

Anonymous said...

Glad to know you're all there safely and about to begin your good work!

Ron , Mary Ann King said...

..sending our prayers and best wishes for a safe and happy stay in Tanzania!

Anonymous said...

Glad to see you all looking so well after your long flight. All the best for a wonderful distribution. I'll be watching each day for your news.
Cheers
Judy Skelton

Anonymous said...

Dear Linda and Team:
I'm so glad to see you have arrived safely and wish I were there with you. I trust you received a warm welcoming hug from Mama Wandoa and that you can't wait to see the many beautiful children.

Blessings on your continued journey,

Sally

Anonymous said...

Hi Mike

We are also glad to see that you arrived safely. Both of us know that you will leave a lasting impression with the children!

ROAN said...

Hello Team,

Looks like you are well on your way. Be safe and continue to have an excellent distribution. Give Mama a hug for us.

Every blessing, Joan and Richard

Anonymous said...

Hi Warren Hi Linda Glad to see you are out and about and well. Wishing you a very successful and rewarding distriution. I continue to save to go again as well. Take good care Carolyn Carere

Anonymous said...

It was wonderful to see the team picture and here about your first day. Will pray daily for you all and enjoy every moment. Please give my love to Mama and blessings to you all. Murray's dream continues! Love, Nancy Loveless

theo said...

Thank you for connecting our family with Tanzania through your blogs!
We send you our good wishes - for the team and all those happy kids you encounter on your distribution,
Debbie Will-Dryden

Anonymous said...

Hey Dad...So glad to hear you made it thru the long flight and arrived safely. My thoughts have been with you daily and I wish you nothing but a safe and memorable trip- not only for you, but also for the thousands of children's lives you are about to change..
Love You

Anonymous said...

You are one tough team! Keep it going, we are very proud of you.

Dave

www.asafetyproject.com said...

Hi. Friends. Whatever the weather you are all in the field for a good cause. May God bless you with all good health to serve our community.

Rtn.R. Sundararajan
Secretary
Rotary Club of Nanganallur
India

Anonymous said...

Hi all!
So great to have met "the team" at the airport and to have been part of wishing you well on your travels.
Sounds like the trip is shaping up to be a rewarding and life changing experience- not only for the SCAW team but for the many children of Tanzania who are being given such a wonderful gift. I can't wait to hear about the next part of the journey (and the meals that chef Warren is whipping up). God bless each of you. Sending love from home!
Heather

Anonymous said...

Hi Uncle Mike:

It sounds so amazing what you are doing. I truly can't imagine what it would be like - I am so thankful for everything here. Keep up the great work for all of those wonderful children who are in such great need...

Cynthia

Anonymous said...

So glad that the distribution is going well, even if the internet is acting up. I'm sure that everyone in SCAW is thinking of you all, and envying your contacts with the children.
Very best wishes for continuing success

Anonymous said...

Mike, Dana and I are very proud of you , the journey seems to be going well, looking forward to seeing the pictures. take care

Anonymous said...

I am so glad to see that the distribution is going well. Hi to Warren and the hole team in Tanzania..............
Dosseh in Togo

Anonymous said...

Hi Mike,Linda and Tanzania team.It is great to hear that everything is going well on your distribution and some photos are actually coming "Out of Africa".Keep well, each day will bring more rewarding experiences.Mike is that a credit card I see in your photo? I hope you picked up the check for the Indian dinner!George

Anonymous said...

Hello team! It was great to see the team picture of you all. Keep up the great work! I look forward to following your progress.. Nancy Loveless

Anonymous said...

Hi Mike

Glad to hear your there safe and sound. Keep up the good work. Its probably alot like being at the ranch. ha ha.

Terri Johnson

Anonymous said...

Dear Linda & team
So great to hear you`re there safe and hard at work!! My heart swells with remembering the beautiful smiles of the Tanzanian children. Give Mama a big hug for me, and I will say a little prayer for the Internet to be kind to you!
Blessings
Maureen Maus

HarolynPanetta said...

Hi Linda and Team,
God bless you. This comment perhaps should be directed to SCAW but it came to mind when you mentioned you are near a leper colony. I have a friend who is a medical doctor and who would be willing to volunteer with SCAW if he could attend to the medical needs of the children rather than distributing bedkits. Is this a possibility? Harolyn Panetta

Anonymous said...

Hey Mike, Glad to see you made it safe and sound. We are thinking about you here and very proud of what you're doing!! Emilie

Anonymous said...

Hi Dad!!
So glad to hear you got there safe and enjoying you're stay. I am finally begining to become familiar with all these live blogs and posts on the SCAW website. Hope your experiencing many memorbale moments and taking lots of pictures. Looking forward to reading more of your updates. Thinking of you always! Be safe! Love you

Katie

Anonymous said...

Michael,
You have completed 1 week of your journey and your family and friends appreciate your emails to keep us updated. Can't wait to see the pictures of some of the little ones your team has helped. It must be so difficult to turn any child away. Hopefully, the next team can help them. Be safe and look after each other. Love from Brantford.

Anonymous said...

Hello Linda and Team Tanzania! Reading your blog about footwear brought tears to my eyes as I remembered the similar conditions we recently saw on the Kenya distribution - ill-fitting shoes, shoes with more holes than shoe, or no shoes. I know you will be feeling so grateful to be offering the comfort that a bedkit brings! Safe travels!

Anonymous said...

Mike, Bill and I are glad to hear everything is well! We look forward to reading you email each day. Take care and lala salama tonight! Love Bill and Dana

Anonymous said...

Michael - keep sending your emails. You were the topic of conversation at Frieda's on Saturday, and the Breakfast Bunch send their best wishes also. Methinks you are in the midst of a life altering experience. God speed.

Love the Cades

Anonymous said...

Hi Linda & team,
We are following your reports and are proud of the good that you are doing. You are in our prayers.
Ivan & Eileen

Anonymous said...

Hi Team Tanzania,

I was so excited to see your pictures on the website this morning. The faces of the children, mamas and babas are so beautiful. Give my love to Mama Wandoa. My thoughts are with you for the rest of your distribution.

Katie

Anonymous said...

Dear Linda & 2008 Team Tanzania:

Thanks for the pictures today. Such beautiful photos of the beautiful Tanzanian people. My prayers are with you all for a continued safe and successful distribution. Say hello to Mama!

Blessings,

Sally

Anonymous said...

Hi Mike and team:
We're glad to hear that all is well and to see the pictures of the kids with their bed kits. My little brother Zach is here with us reading about SCAW and he is really impressed with all that comes in the kits. Give our best wishes to the people of Tanzania.
Love, Ryan and Starla

Anonymous said...

Warren and team -
so happy that you have arrived safely and continue to enrich so many children's lives with the bedkit distribution - hoping that the remainder of the trip goes well
- love you - be safe - deb, Kym and Raech

Anonymous said...

Hi Mike:
What a life changing and rewarding experience for everyone involved! I'm looking forward to hearing about it upon your safe return.

Anonymous said...

Three cheers for team Tanzania!
Great job Mike...Looking forward to the many stories and pictures when you get back.Hope all is well! God Bless!

Anonymous said...

Hello team! Every day I feel as though I'm with you! Each of your descriptions have painted a vivid picture of what you are experiencing. Thank you so much for taking the time to allow us to be part of your journey!
Jill Maslanka

Anonymous said...

What an amazing job you are all doing! The documentation of your journey with the beautiful pictures is so inspiring! Thanks for keeping us up to date. God bless you all! Nancy Loveless

Anonymous said...

Dear Michael and Team Tanzania,
Congratulations on a job very well done. One more distribution to go!
The gift of your time and your talents exemplifies the words: "To whom much is given, much is expected." Luke 12:48. God bless you and all the children of Tanzania who are sleeping well tonight.

Anonymous said...

Mike, sounds like a journey of a lifetime is coming to a close. The emails and photos were very inspiring .
Dana and Bill

Anonymous said...

I'm thinking of you everyday as you bring this distribution to life on my computer screen with a wonderful joy and sensitivity. Thank you for taking the time at the end of a busy day to keep us updated.

You'll be winding up soon and I wish the best as you head home through Madagascar and Dubai.

Donna Foster said...

Michael,
We really enjoy hearing all about your adventure via email. Keep up the good work. All the best to you and the SCAW team. We look forward to hearing all about it in person soon. Take care.God Bless....Love from the Ancaster Fosters.

Roswell's said...
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Roswell's said...

Mike! We so look forward to your daily emails. They have been so descriptive!. I'm sure you are very tired every night, so thanks for taking the time to keep us up to date here at home.
You are missed!.. Get home safely and prepared to share your stories and photographs! We can hardly wait!
Love Linda & Ron Roswell

Anonymous said...

Best wishes to the SCAW Tanzania team

Your Live Reports have been wonderful, each one describing a uniquely different aspect of a distribution, and with such sensitivity. Thank you.

Please pass on my best regards to Linda, and hope all is well on the home front.

Ted Swanston
SCAW volunteer

Anonymous said...

Wonderful to be able to chart your progress, and to hear about the wonderful children you have met. You will all have memories deep in your hearts forever. Safe trip back to Canada

Margaret Crossling,
Kolkata team member, 2008

Anonymous said...

Dear Tanzania Team 2008:

Wonderful news to hear you have finished another successful distribution. 7000 bedkits to 7000 beautiful children. Wow! So great to see pictures of all of you, the children and especially Mama Wandoa and Evod. I'm glad to see you were able to "connect".

Safe journey home and enjoy your remaining travelling time.

Blessings, Sally Sandiford

Anonymous said...

Hi, Linda, Warren and Team,
Have followed your journey with awe. So pleased that that the distribution went well for you all. Did you have to cook Warren? The team sure missed something if you did not.
Best wishes and prayers and a safe journey on and home.
Eileen R.

Anonymous said...

Dear Linda & team
Congratulations on a successful distribution. What a nice surprise to see Evod was your driver again in the final pictures...I'm sure he was a great help again. enjoy your next few days and have a safe journey home!
Maureen Maus xo

Anonymous said...

Hi Team - You may be on your way home now but I want you all to know how much I enjoyed reading all your messages. You are a creative team, writing impressions and poems that truly represent the experience of a SCAW distribution.

Thanks for sharing.

Sally Jo

Anonymous said...

Hi Team - You may be on your way home now but I want you all to know how much I enjoyed reading all your messages. You are a creative team, writing impressions and poems that truly represent the experience of a SCAW distribution.

Thanks for sharing.

Sally Jo

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on such a successful distribution! What an amazing job you all did! Enjoy your trip home. Nancy Loveless

kmm01 said...

Tanzania Team
Sounds like you have done a great job in your distribution. I am sure that many children were blessed by the kits.
Look forward to your many tales when you return to Canada.
John Shouldice

Anonymous said...

Loved reading the updates and seeing the pics. Wish I could be there too. Way to go!
Joe S.

Shouldice said...

Great work Tanzania team!

Love you lots mom (Karen)

Anonymous said...

Mike, what a feat 7000 bedkits, the team should be proud of this accomplishment , see you soon .
Dana and Bill
Glad to see that Warren kept your weight up with his cooking.Bill

Unknown said...

Mike:

Just got back from holidays and checked out the website. Congratulations to the team on the delivery of so many bedkits! You have made such a difference to so many children. I can hardly wait to hear your stories.

Your team photographer has taken great shots, by the way!

Cindi Conlon