Did you know this is International Pirate Day? We didn't and were told by Jenni that night. How did she know? We happened to arrive on her birthday and someone alerted her that she shared the day with pirates. Mind you, she wasn't happy that her daughter blurted out when we arrived that it was Mummy's birthday but later on, we discovered she was on higher orders from Daddy. He was away and wanted everyone to know that his lovely wife needed a special day!
In a way, it was strange to be seeing the Alleys at this point of the trip - it was like a time warp. We'd raced for 4 days at the end of June to catch up with the Mission Awareness Group, and caught them in Tennant Creek. Here we were, in the same caravan, but life had moved on for them over the past few months. Thankfully, we were also able to see the other Taree family at breakfast the next morning. In July, we'd had to leave the group early and we went north toward Katherine, while they went south and east into Queensland. To hear stories and impressions of the last week of the mission with Indigenous people in Queensland was so precious. To spend some more time with these fellow Christians was also special. There's a bond that forms when experiences are shared and we know we will always have that extra dimension in our friendship.
Outside Mum's in Newy.
POSTSCRIPT: It is now October the 3rd and I am just putting this up. It seems fitting to end here, even though I could put up one more entry. We had come full circle, starting and ending with friends from the MAT. Also fitting that you get a sneak peek at the next bus that will going into the outback to run more of these Mission Awareness Tours:
