Everybody's doing it!!

Everybody's doing it!! Blogging that is. So I'm jumping on the Blogging Band Wagon and am writing a blog to share my African Adventure. 


The story so far......During Easter 2010 I read a newsletter from 'Possibilities' (http://www.possibilities.org.uk), a charity based here in Needham Market. Rob, the charity Director, had just returned from Uganda where Possibilities supports an orphanage. As usual I read the report and was moved by all that this small charity was achieving. But as I read of Rob's intention to take a team out in July 2011, something stirred inside me. I knew this was for me! Conversations followed and to cut a long story short on Sunday 24th July, Jack, Zoe and I are flying to Uganda with a team of volunteers representing 'Possibilities'.  


Over the last year we have raised funds in order to make this trip possible. So to those of you who 'Paid2Party' or even who paid but didn't party, or who bought raffle tickets, or who cooked and baked, or who gave up their Sunday roast for my 'take away', or gave anonymously, Thank You! I consider it a privilege to be surrounded by so many supportive friends and family. It is so much with you in mind I am planning to write during our trip so that, should you wish to, you can follow our adventure. I'd love you to.


Whilst I am nervous about what the next few weeks holds I am also so excited  that I am sharing and living this experience with Jack & Zoe. Since booking the trip I have anticipated one, if not both (!), of them losing interest or changing their mind about wanting to come. Not so! Their enthusiasm and interest hasn't waivered, not once! They remain as keen today as they were on the day we decided to go - which has confirmed to me that this is right for us, right now! 


So, I'll leave it there for today. There's so much to be done before stepping on the plane, there are lists about lists in this house at the moment! Packing hasn't begun, clothes still need to be bought, the grass needs cutting, the rabbit run needs fixing, term needs finishing but as always, I know it'll get done and I have a feeling that this is going to be quite, quite something. Something about Hopes and something about Dreams.


Helen x