Jaime has finished Boot Camp and is now in Fiji. We travelled up for her commissioning service and then said good byes at the airport the next morning. She has been having a great time and enjoyed all aspects of Boot Camp. We haven't heard from her from Fiji but heard that the team had arrived there.We had a couple of letters from her while she was on Boot camp. Here are some of her thoughts:
"I am having an awesome time at Boot Camp so far. The days are longer than I am used to - waking up at 4:30am and going to bed at 9:30pm"
"Tomorrow we have a full work day. That means we have the obstacle course and our 2 morning classes and after that we will spend the whole time working. This will be instead of our regular classes and is to prepare us for full work days on the field. We will be painting the A-frames! I love painting! Today we had carpentry. I did so well with my first cut that I got moved to the advanced class. I also made my corner almost perfect in Block Laying."
"We have been here for a week now and we have learnt so much. One of my favourite parts has been making cheers each day for the evening rallies."
"Each Sunday we have to revise all of our verses to date. We have to get one verse checked off each day and today we also had to do the first 8 verses. I am doing well with the verses. By the time I come home I will be able to rattle off all 40 verses!"
These are the from the letters we have received so far. We went up to Queensland for her commissioning Service on Dec 21. They were really busy finishing packing and having their first real shower since they got there (all the rest of the time they have to have bucket showers!) and we didn't get to spend much time with her but it was so lovely to see her and to go to the commissioning service and see and hear some of what they have been doing. They had a lovely candle ceremony and prayer time to end the service. Jaime was so positive and enthusiastic about Boot Camp and so excited to be flying out the next morning. We went to the airport and said good-bye - it was great to see the others on the team as well.
Please continue to pray for them. They are staying in tents and there has been a lot of rain according to the weather reports. We can't wait to get letters and find out more about what they are doing! Waiting for snail mail is hard but really makes us appreciate the letters even more. Please write if you have time as I know she really appreciates hearing from people. The addresses are in a previous post (scroll down!) If you are writing to Fiji, letters need to be in the mail by January 1st. Or send letters to Queensland for her to receive at debrief after the 17th of January.
(the last photo is taken from a blog by the family at the orphanage in Fiji - the day after they arrived! Jaime's in the stripey shirt.)
"Tomorrow we have a full work day. That means we have the obstacle course and our 2 morning classes and after that we will spend the whole time working. This will be instead of our regular classes and is to prepare us for full work days on the field. We will be painting the A-frames! I love painting! Today we had carpentry. I did so well with my first cut that I got moved to the advanced class. I also made my corner almost perfect in Block Laying."
"We have been here for a week now and we have learnt so much. One of my favourite parts has been making cheers each day for the evening rallies."
"Each Sunday we have to revise all of our verses to date. We have to get one verse checked off each day and today we also had to do the first 8 verses. I am doing well with the verses. By the time I come home I will be able to rattle off all 40 verses!"
These are the from the letters we have received so far. We went up to Queensland for her commissioning Service on Dec 21. They were really busy finishing packing and having their first real shower since they got there (all the rest of the time they have to have bucket showers!) and we didn't get to spend much time with her but it was so lovely to see her and to go to the commissioning service and see and hear some of what they have been doing. They had a lovely candle ceremony and prayer time to end the service. Jaime was so positive and enthusiastic about Boot Camp and so excited to be flying out the next morning. We went to the airport and said good-bye - it was great to see the others on the team as well.Please continue to pray for them. They are staying in tents and there has been a lot of rain according to the weather reports. We can't wait to get letters and find out more about what they are doing! Waiting for snail mail is hard but really makes us appreciate the letters even more. Please write if you have time as I know she really appreciates hearing from people. The addresses are in a previous post (scroll down!) If you are writing to Fiji, letters need to be in the mail by January 1st. Or send letters to Queensland for her to receive at debrief after the 17th of January.(the last photo is taken from a blog by the family at the orphanage in Fiji - the day after they arrived! Jaime's in the stripey shirt.)
