Sunday, 14 April 2013

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47 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well the important thing is that Bob's deodorant arrived with him this year! Regards to Laurent and his team and all those wonderful children of Togo. Their smiles are priceless.

Theresa Carravetta

Anonymous said...

Go Team Togo! My thoughts are with you and all those wonderful children who will received bedkits!

Trish

Doug MacDougald said...

Hi Bob, Linda, Dan, Carol & Judy,
Best wishes for a successful day 500 bedkit day tomorrow. So wish I was there!!
Doug MacDougald

Anonymous said...

Good luck everyone! Can't wait for all the blog posts to come. I am sure they will bring back so many great memories of Togo for me. Enjoy all the smiling children! Say hello to everyone for me, please :)
Megan Barclay

ROAN said...

We wish the Togo Team all the best as you set to work. Stay cool.

Joan and Richard H.

Anonymous said...

Linda, Bob and Team:
Glad to hear you have arrived safely and all set to begin the distribution. Enjoy and keep cool!

With wishes for a blessed and successful adventure!

Sally Sandiford

Tim's Aquafit Clan said...

Bob, Linda, Judy, Carol & Dan,

Do you feel Doug and me hovering??? Chanced upon Bob's 2012 Togo video story - wonderful - I feel almost as if I'm there. Also watched Bob's wonderdog video they're a good pair!

I surely hope everything is under control over there! Love and hugs to all.

Karen Shouldice

Anonymous said...

We are wishing you a 'soft seat' ride to your first distribution.
Be caeful you don't spend too much on 'groceries' in that heat.
By the way - our ice from the storm has melted and the thermometer is noe above zero - just.
Michael & Margaret in Port

Anonymous said...

Have fun with the first distribution! Ahh, the photo with Segnon in his nice shirt brings back memories, he's still looking good
Wishing all the best
Freddy

Janice Barclay said...

Hello all you wanderers.
Have you hugged a kid today???
I would have missed you Bob but I have been busy. Saw my Mom and Tom and Aunt Hazel and Cousin Barb the last couple of days.Checked in for my flight to Shanghai and booked the limo, - amazing - I can do it without you, though I would rather not.LOL
Sandra and I will keep an eye on you from Hangzhou.
Hope sincerely that all goes well with your distributions this week.

Love Jan

Anonymous said...

Sounds like you are having a wonderful productive time. Thinking of you as it's Wed. & I will miss seeing all of you in the office today. We'll have tea & send happy thoughts to you.

Cheers,

Doris Pascoe

Doug MacDougald said...

Great pictures Team Togo and congratulations on the first 500 bedkit distribution.
Doug

Anonymous said...

Brings back lots of memories from 2011. Hope the new digs are working out and that the distributions continue smoothly. Sounds like smooth enough to explore a bit!

Take care,

Don Barclay, the good looking brother, but older!

Anonymous said...

Greetings Togo '13 Team

Love the pictures and stories. Stay safe and well.
Sounds like you are managing well with your diminished number.

Blessings
Laura Harper

Anonymous said...

Looks like it is all going well, I love seeing the photos. Hopefully there will be no flat tires while you are out and about! Best wishes to the team and AED folk.

Margaret ('12)

Anonymous said...

Hi Mom (and the team!) Looks like you are off to a great start! Such beautiful photos.

Hope you are having a wonderful time. Looking forward to reading more!

Lots of love,

Chris Webb

lark said...

Hi dad!! Hope you are having fun. Mom arrived here safe and sound! Her luggage didn't, though. Glad yours arrived okay!

Love,
Sandra & mom

Walter & Marian MacDougald said...

The colours are so wonderfully bright and so are the beautiful smiles on all the children and their families. Have fun and keep up the pace to give out 500 kits each day
All the best
Marian

Tim's Aquafit Clan said...

Bob, Dan LInda. Carole & Judy,
Great to see the photos - Happy that Carole and judy appear to be working - do wonder however about the rest of you! VERY quiet at the office. Fewer and fewer gIrl Girl GuIde cookies remain. Keep coolish. Hugs to all.
Karen Shouldice

Anonymous said...

Bob, Linda, Dan, Carol & Judy:
We wish you all the best as you rock and roll along the Togolese roads. We love the pictures and the stories that they tell.
Cheers, Bill and Monika Sergeant

Anonymous said...

To SCAW Team Togo:
Love the Rock & Roll theme!
You could probably pull out your kazoos to help.
38 degrees in the shade - who needs air conditioning?
Stay safe and give lots of hugs to those kids.
You are KEEPING MURRAY'S DREAM ALIVE!
Susan & Duncan.

Anonymous said...

Way to go Team Togo ! Great photos...such a treat to see the bright colours and smiling faces. Adds some sunshine to our dreary spring ! Enjoy !!
Beth Poad

Anonymous said...

Hi Togo Team, great pictures can almost feel the heat in the air, from the music and the temperature, love the faces of the children. You are all doing a worthy job, stay safe, enjoy and have Fun too.
Lorna Hedger Office volunteer

Doug MacDougald said...

Hi Togo Team,
Great stories and pic's...well done on a very good start. Have a great experience this weekend.
all the best,
Doug

Tim's Aquafit Clan said...

Gosh - there must be a limit as to how cute those kids can be!!!

KareShouldice

Anonymous said...

Team Togo. I don't see Bob dancing with the ladies this year???? But those children's expressions say it all! Fantastic job everyone!
Thanks so much for sharing.

Theresa - Togo 2010

Tim's Aquafit Clan said...

I must learn to read carefully . I first read the last posting as beginning, "Judy has pooped !" and wondered just how personal these posting should be!!! to cool you all down - think snow

Hugs, Karenon my daffodils this morning!!!

lark said...

No snow here in China but pretty dull and cool. Still no luggage but amazingly I am making do.
Pizza Hut for supper last night.As usual you guys pictures are amazing. Of course the toilet/powder room is priceless.

hope Ghana was fun.
Take care all, but of course especially Bob,
Jan and Sandra

Anonymous said...

Hi team - A ceramic toilet at every distribution! What comfort! Keep up the good work as you all continue to spread joy and comfort. Margaret and Murray would be so proud.

Sally Jo Martin

Janice Gillespie said...

Hey there Team Togo and Team AED. Looks like things are going well with this year's distributions. The photos bring back so many memories...does Gladys still lead "la parade a la toilette" in the mornings? Leslie must be so pleased to see her request still having such a place of honour! Love the photos...must be Bob Barclay photography... Enjoy every moment, every smile, every bit of warmth...still cold here! My best to all.
Janice

Anonymous said...

Way to go, Judy! You took one for the team. Best wishes to everyone, and have fun with the kids. Safe travels.
Judy Dryden

Anonymous said...

Wonderful pictures! The Togolese people sound so welcoming and warm. Hope you're all having a great distribution. You're doing amazing work.

Love,

Will

Anonymous said...

Judy and team, we are watching and enjoying your journey - right along with you. The home visit is such an important part of knowing that our efforts are truly changing lives...not just one day on a distribution, but long lasting. May God continue to watch over you on your journey.
Take care, Danielle and Masud (Bangladesh)

Megan Barclay said...

Freddy and I just returned from our trip to Stockholm. Our Fitbits got a good workout as we walked everywhere! We had wonderful weather and the city was beautiful.
Love love LOVE the photos of the village! Really interesting to see. But I am missing a photo of my dad dancing...
Megan

Dave said...

Keep up the good work! Felix is at Mother Goose story time and I am prepping for an audition for a Christmas movie tomorrow. Be nice to those chickens! we miss you

Dave Barclay

Anonymous said...

Glad to hear the rain didn't follow you. I miss those bumpy rides with Dosseh's head bouncing around as he sleeps. Passed the half way mark already, enjoy the final week! Hopefully Dan hasn't scared too many children this year.
Freddy

Mike Foster (Bangladesh) said...

Team Togo: Your photos of the distribution are fantastic. Keep up the wonderful work and enjoy every minute with the children. Have a continuous safe journey.

Krista said...

Felix and I would like to do a song exchange with the lovely children of Togo! We will keep rehearsing, but it will take a while to sound as good as that welcome... Everything is looking wonderful! Congratulations on all you've done so far Team Togo!

Love Felix and Krista

Anonymous said...

Hi Bob! happy to see that you are still there doing your thing. I hope one day to be able to join you all there some day. Are you missing Megan and Frédéric?
Take care all of you
Hélène

Jan said...

Did not see Bob working hard.....wasn't that him playing ball....and no where else to be seen....of course playing ball in that heat and humidity would be work for me!
Sandra and I are doing fine.She starts her break tomorrow and has six days off in a row. We go to beautiful West Lake in Hangzhou for five of them. So life not too tough.

Give the children a hug for me.

Jan

Margie Garrett said...

Well done Team Togo. I especially connected with the connections with the Allenby school here. It is an inspiration to all. Those young encounters will produce another generation of volunteers by opening their eyes to the human need around the globe.

Jan said...

....and we worry about seatbelts....

Anonymous said...

Really enjoying the pictures! The bedkits are going to very deserving homes. Seats in that car look a little oversubscribed :)

Will

Anonymous said...

Hi Togo Team, Your doing a great job I can see you sweating. Love the pictures of the school children brings back memories of Uganda. I'm ready for another trip. Make memories and enjoy your last few days and have a safe restful journey home.

Lorna Hedger (office Volunteer)

Anonymous said...

Hi Team Togo,It is great to follow your stories and wonderful pictures.Love the beautiful smiling kids.Stay safe.
Judy Snobelen

Anonymous said...

Hi Judy and the team,

So great to see your pictures and imagine what all is happening. We are with you all the way. What a journey!!! Suzanne and Anne Andrew

Annette Arnold said...

Hello Team Togo!
Although it has all been said in previous posts...I simply must commend each and every one of you again for sharing your most beautiful journey of love with us! Your pictures are incredible and those 'faces' of children, adults and of each of you show the sheer joy that is being shared...they in the receipt of their gift and you in the giving of the gift! It reminds me of a quote by Albert Einstein which reads..."The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving'...You are all so incredibly valuable!!! God bless you all!