10 days to go

When I returned to Lighthouse a week later I took a photo of the kids and was given 2 big bags of teenager clothes for the children at the refuge we will be visiting in Ghana. Others have given me clothes to take too! Their interest and kindness is heartwarming. I'll have to be careful to keep my own clothes at a minimum as we're all trying to keep our luggage allowance to 15 Kilos each because the Team (of 10) will check in together and the group weight mustn't exceed 230Kilos. This will enable us to take the 2 heavy tool boxes necessary for adjusting the wheelchairs to fit each client and various other bits and pieces.

People at church have been very generous, slipping me cash or cheques to add to the WftW fund I have going on my Justgiving page. It often surprises me who gives - frequently it's people who haven't a great deal themselves but who recognise how well off we are in this country even so. My aim is to raise £1000 and it's 3/4 the way there - more if you count the Gift Aid, which is really pleasing.

All injections are done now. I was lucky not to have any side effects from the Yellow Fever jab 10 days ago. It was interesting with the malaria tablets. I took the Private Prescription to Boots and discovered they cost £2.85 a tablet! At 19 tablets needed, that soon mounts up! I was quietly advised to shop around. It turned out they were even more at my local chemist but I eventually found a good deal at Tesco's.