Preamble

We are a family of three; Andrew, Jodie and Jessica (aged 18) from Tasmania, Australia who are currently serving in Douala, Cameroon, Central Africa on the M/V Africa Mercy, the largest non-governmental hospital ship in the world, through Mercy Ships International. God has called us on a journey that has been many years in the making. For this season we call Africa home, as we seek to bring hope and healing to the poorest of the poor.



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Thursday, June 16, 2011

Run Jess Run!


Welcome to Running Club. What do you do with a bunch of energetic kids of all ages whose physical activites are limited? You get them to run!! The Acadmey teachers are hugely dedicated and the Principal, Miss Nikki from South Africa conducts the Running Club every Thursday evening in her own time. All the kids love it and take it pretty seriously. The night begins with some running games (as above) then progresses to laps on the dock. The kids have a big laminated, cardboard shoe print that gets a footprint punch every two laps. It is the Sierra Leone Marathon. Running Club has finished for the year now and each child was congratulated and given a small treat for their amazing efforts in the heat and dust. Jess ran a total of 24 kilometres!!

Run Jess Run!!!


Miss Nikki punching Jessica's shoe print.

Thirsty work!

Around and around they go......

Our youngest runner- one year old Emma gets down and dirty. Playing in the dirt is more fun than running right??

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