Flying For Life - Limpopo

Last week we did another flight to Limpopo in support of the Mission Aviation Fellowship's 'Flying For Life' project.

Another, pre-dawn start to get to Johannesburg to pick up the rest of the team up at 06:30.

Quite green on the Highveld whilst flying up to Tshikondeni in Limpopo.

Circling overhead and then landing at Tshikondeni. The strip is quite remote - which is one of the reasons we go in a plane in the first place.

The team being met at Tsghikondeni.

After meeting the officials at the local Tribal Council Offices we continued with visits to a primary school we have worked with for a number of years now.

Greeting some of the kids who seemed excited to see us.

The school kitchen...

..and what's likely on the menu!

Then on to the Disability Centre.

Recently part of the roof over the kitchen had been blown off in a storm.

There were also visits to the local clinic and a number of informal meetings before it was time to return.

It had got quite toasty at the airstrip by the time we got back to the plane.

Because of the time of year and the longer daylight hours, we were able to just fly back in the light.

Thank you

The Mercy Air team

Medical Care Establishment!

If you ever debate going to the doctor or dentist think of this photo.

This is a church where we did a dental and medical clinic in Mozambique this last week. A health post is being built near the church, but hasn’t opened yet.

Sarah Baertschi

For the Mercy Air team