John and Christine have had the pleasure of meeting up with old friends from Mwanza and a volunteer on the Jubilee Hope, who lives just three miles from their home in Moray.

Robin and Debbie Hill will be second time visitors to Tanzania when they return with Busega Scotland later in the year. The couple said, ‘we received a warm and appreciative welcome from local people involved with Busega Scotland three years ago. We are looking forward to seeing the progress that has been made since our last visit’. John and Christine met the Hills in Edinburgh to discuss their programme and to show them the city’s many delights.

John also met Phil and Janetta Vandenberg on another visit to Edinburgh (Christine was not available due to family duties). The Vandenbergs are from Canada and were very taken with the city and Scotland as a whole. They are working their way north and east ending up in Skye – they have been well warned about the midges! When in Tanzania, Phil works as an agriculturist and Janetta in a health centre, They are volunteers with an organisation called World Renew.

Just before John and Christine left Mwanza in May they became aware that two nurses ( a mother and daughter) from the Moray village of Fochabers, were travelling to Tanzania to serve on the medical ship, the Jubilee Hope. The vessel calls at island communities on Lake Victoria and is run by the Edinburgh-based charity, the Vine Trust. John and Christine recently met Alison Stewart, the mum, for a ‘news’ and a cuppa. The Carneys hope to visit the ship when they are back in Mwanza.