OCTOBER 2024

In the lead-up to this trip I had been quite nervous, having been over 5 years since I’d last been in Timor; it almost felt like going for the first time. On arrival in Dili, Anabel said to me “Welcome Back Home.” At the time I brushed this off with a laugh, but getting into the

tray of the ute, driving through the Dili streets to get to the YWAM Base in Bairo Pite, settling in to the ‘penthouse’ and taking a breath… it really did feel like I was back home. This was only emphasised when we travelled a few days later to the village of Bahareduk, the years of distance vanished and I felt truly at peace.

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Each time I’ve been to Timor has been completely different, but so perfectly crafted by God for the jobs to be completed. This was except

for the medical side of things. Even though I have done plenty of kids’ bandaids on previous trips or been in shadow of trained medical

people, this time I was it! Day 1 was organising the medical cupboard (nice and simple), and by Day 2 I had medical rounds and was regularly consulting my “Village Health Care Handbook.” There were definitely moments I felt completely out of my depth; but these were so quickly overpowered seeing Aboo Sarah return to health after a big scare, a young boy walking comfortably instead of limping on a very sore foot, Aboo Boka having a laugh each time we visited, or a mum with a completely healed knife cut to her knuckle. God is good!

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What team will God knit together for 2025? All I know is I’ll be there and would love to have you as part of the team.