9+more go to the Philippines!

hey everybody,

don't no whether all of u know but i was playing with marvin one of the children at the centre. i lost my balance and i fell over onto a table. behind my ear was bleeding badly, got bruise on my knee, 2 cuts on my shoulder, cut on my face, sore neck. went to hospital had loads of x-rays done but we all prayed to god that it'll all be fine and it was which i'm very grateful 4.

went to a swimming pool today didn't go in the swimming pool because i'm hurting too much. i was really looking forward to it, but i didn't want to reopen a cut.

2 more full days in the philippines then head ome on the friday, get back in uk on sat morning. looking forward to coming home to c my family, matt, my friends back in england and of course my cat. but it will be sad to say goodbye to the kids.

2morrow we r going to tunasan to another centre which we were meant to go to on mon but didn't because of the politic stuff. so we r going tomrrow, thurs is a free day. thurs morning all the girls r getting a manicure, so excited. then we r going to pack, once we r packed we will go and say goodbye to the kids, take the staff out 4 a meal.then come back to hotel then head off on friday, back to england. yey. c everybody soon. bye bye xx (special hugs and kisses to my family, friends, matt and my cat)

Katie x

Had a real fun day swimming today. The water was really warm! It was a nice place as well, next to a mountain and with Table Tennis and a Karaoke machine by the side of the pool.

We also had some really nice 'sticky rice', a traditional Philippine dish that has rice cooked in coconut milk with lots of sugar ... delicious!

Shoulder fights were fun (Sarah only beat me by resorting to tickling!), plus lots of fun on the Karaoke machine ... see photo below!

Going out for tea soon at the Mall, then maybe even an early night (though probably not). Just two more full days left ... looking forward to coming home though it will be tough to say goodbye.

Medical bulletin ... Katie & Rebekka did not swim today but came with us and we're fine. Katie is still in a bit of pain. Lorna's ankle is still a bit swollen by she was able to swim today.

All in all though the group are doing really well, it is a brilliant group to lead.

Mark

Right i've just got back from the hospital, We've found out that it wasn't a snake bite as it looked like it could of been for a while but instead it's a bacteria infection (lovely).They've given me some more of the same antibiotics as they said they should start to work within 10 days of first taken (19 july) so by friday i should see an improvement(i hope)Thank you for your blogs it's really made me smile and just to know that no matter how far away we are from each other you're praying for me.

Well me and ladders should be interesting atm but painting sounds gd. Can't wait to get to pz and see you all again.

Hope everyone is ok

Love Lorna xx

Hi, all at home
again thankyou all for praying for me, feel a bit rough at the moment because we've not eaten much today and we've been living of chips and burgers.
Today i went to the clinic r.e. my rash which in a nutshell is very bad heat rash,and means more medication. I also cannot go swimming which i'm really disapointed about as it was the one thing i was looking foreward to since i missed so much of the first week.
Also the mood today, although we had fun is a bit tense, people half ill, half not. .
I'm also very worried about going home and is really bothering me. i don't want to go as i'm having fun and really getting a feel of life here, because i have been ill and what it must be like for people here. But i am really concerned because i haven't cried yet and i know going home may be all too much for me, particularly going to work and everybody here is so nice, sometimes too nice.
Also so many of the experiences that the children have had in their lives i can identify with which at the moment doesn't hurt, but hurt me at home all the time and possibly more now that i see other people/ children go through them.
Also concerned about the flight as their both so awfully long and incredibly cramped and the food is awful. The food being the main reason why i was so ill and really not an experience want to go through again, particularly in mid air.
Thanks all, and pray for strength within the group, all who are/have been ill (except kerry, were still waiting for her to collapse,)and for Richard, Glenda's and Hannah's safe return. For all people in the world who have been used and or abused of any kind.
Rebekka

Hi, i know you've read about my ankles and that i thank you so much for praying but i've come to the end of my antibiotics and my right ankle and foot is still swollen. i dont want it to annoy me or stop me from doing things but it's starting to get to me now and i really do just want it to go away. Like my mum said, maybe this is a way of god showing me how people who live on the streets have to deal with it but i am really starting to feel depresses about it. I'm going to try and go to the hospital tomorrow for a re evaluation and hopefully they'll give me something else to take and clear it up quickly. I really do ask for your prayers that they will give me something to take the swelling down. Thank you, Lorna xx