So many children have been left orphaned and traumatised by endless years of war. Even when there is relative peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it is very fragile.  As we wound our way around the endless pot holes in the road on our journey towards Fiziland, there were so many reminders of the various massacres which had devastated the country.

In our luggage we had £200 worth of sports equipment.  This included footballs, marker cones, football team bibs, small balls, skipping ropes, whistles and stop watches.  The headmaster of the local school invited other teachers to come and share in receiving these precious items and a scheme was introduced to them so that they could share the equipment around but still be accountable to each other. An inflatable ball illustrated with a world map was quickly stored away for geography lessons!

We held a fun morning with the local school. It was a crazy affair with what seemed like hundreds of excited children but our hope and prayer is that the sports equipment will provide an on-going outlet for their energy and bring a measure of healing to these broken children.