24-MAY-09

6:19pm            We made it in to Zim safely! Ferrai was an expert in getting us thru. Couldn’t have done it w/o him. God gave him to us!

2:43pm            Should hit zim border in 1.5 hrs. Carolyn forgot yellow card! Pray.

11:13am            Sitting at moz care center watching filming. Bored.

23-MAY-09

8:18pm            To zim tomorrow aft. Not sure what to think about it. Should be ok, but never know with this place. Have my own room tonite, so I can read and rest. Only start at 8 tomorrow.

6:47pm            Am finally done driving for the day! Sleeping w tv crew in Chimoio tonite instead of driving back to mission. So will rest well.

1:02pm            Now at Amelia’s house. Things r really better here then last year. Still huge problems, but at least going in the right direction. V hot 2day. Got sunburned yday.

8:58am            Car is broke down again…running since 7 to get fixed. We are very late on a tight schedule…maybe God is delaying us for a reason.

22-MAY-09

8:48pm            I am sweating my arse off spending an hour trying to calculate guesthouse bill! So hot and humid today. Took gr8 photos of the kids today. Tired, but good day.

2:19pm            Am filming with the kids again. So nice to hear luisa laugh…a beautiful laugh!

11:03am            Going well. Both cars were dead this morning. But we made it eventually. Now at care center site with Luisa and Jaos…in new school uniform! Very cute.

21-MAY-09

10:39pm            So tired…but Carlos and I still talking. The man really makes me laugh, even about deadly serious issues. But now to bed.

8:11pm            Had a good day all in all. Still meeting with Carolyn. Very tired. Will be up before six again tomorrow…gotta get some sleep!

3:49pm            Shooting two needs stories. Tough ones, but they r doing well. I’m finding it difficult to be here.

11:55am            First day of filming. Very interesting.

20-MAY-09

9:27pm            What a day! Poor Carlos…the man works like a dog. He must think all white pple r nuts!

8:15pm            Phew! Just finished 3 hour meeting w tv crew…dropped them at ghouse. About to crash. Have a decent room 4 just carlos and I in place being turned into ghouse.

12:49pm            I can see the tv crew on the other side of the customs door…they’re here!

11:59pm            What a hassle! But thank God, we are getting a place to stay. Crew arrives in one hour!

7:51pm            Still no guesthouse. Got here super early, but offices are not yet open.  So having breakfast.

7:00am            I am standing next to the beautiful ocean right now.

19-MAY-09

9:55pm            Was with family 2day, boy 15 n sister Tabita 12. No father and mom died last week. They were looking up at me, asking with their eyes What do we do now, mister?

9:29pm            Luisa was very very tough to me when I first saw her. We r building them a house.

9:27pm            We r in bed now. Early morn 2 try n find guesthouse!

9:19pm            Our day was good. Tough stories, of course. Still don’t have guesthouse for tv crew n they arrive 2mrw!

12:33pm            In the bush with the Joas n Luisa now. Very hot sun. The father is here now.

18-MAY-09

4:40pm            Phone in Portuguese language! Very slow. Driving around w carlos securing car, guest house, cash…quite interesting.

12:52pm            I am in moz now. No problems at the border. Praise God.

17-MAY-09

10:33pm            Work here is ready for tv crew.

9:12pm            We are watching very loud very strange zim tv tonigt.

2:36pm            Church was long! Going around visiting families now. Very bad situations. Not much hope. Pray for wisdom.

16-MAY-09

9:43pm            Ferrai’s 3 little girls sang n prayd 4 me. Phone is expensive but sms ok. Trip was long, but easy. Thank God!

9:01pm            I made it safe.

10:12am            On plane now to zim. Got bumped to business class! Thank God!