We are slowly getting back in the groove of things. It was not just us that took time off in Dec, it was just about everybody here! Therefore, not much got done in the last month or so. We got the trusses for the MCH building finally ordered this week. The company is going to rush them so they might be here by a week from Monday (we're hoping)! They are metal trusses that come disassembled. It is like that big erector set you got as a kid. You have to put them all together, matching part A with A, B with B, etc. It is really rather fun! Here are some pictures that we took of the trusses that we helped with at the Into Abbas Arms orphanage.
Hopefully, we will show you pictures of our Mother Child Health building with these on it in 3 weeks.
Another Mission within a Mission: Jim has committed to go to Rwanda at the end of Feb on another design trip with EMI. They have a team going for a second time to a hospital in Kiborgora. It is about 5-6 hours drive from Kigali (where he will fly into). They will be finalizing a master plan for a Christian hospital, just like we did when we came here in June of 2010. Our experience on the ground here will be invaluable to the team. I would like to go also, but I need to stay with the kids and manage the projects that are on-going here. Will let you know more details later.
The plums are in full season right now. Everyone is trying to sell us plums! Here are some that Rose brought for us. She has a tree in her yard and they are very good. The kids love them. They are a bit bitter for me. But, they sure look pretty sitting on the table!
Today is outreach day at RVA. All the kids go on an outreach project somewhere. There was a dorm group that was going to "our" orphanage in Naivasha (the one we got the cow for). I gave them all the provisions that we collected from you all over Christmas. They are going to take them to Joel today. There was about 100lbs of stuff (cloths, books, games, etc). There was some really great stuff in that suitcase! I am sure they will get good use out of it all. Thank you all who contributed! Sallie's group was going to bake cookies and deliver them to Moffit Bible college students. Timothy's group was going to plant trees up at the school and Trevor was out to do some kind of building project. He did not have many details this morning (just like a teenager)! Timothy's group was being guided by Craig Sorley. His ministry is very different then most of the mission here. His ministry is called Care of Creation (www.careofcreation.net). He is here to help with the environmental crisis facing Kenya. He educates and promotes the care of God's creation, using the bible as the main resource. Since they are not "main stream" here (meaning doctors), like for us, there are challenges. Please pray for them as they face all the challenges of being here and running an organization.
The weather here has been very tropical lately. It is absolutely beautiful in the morning, but by late afternoon it is raining. Yesterday, it even hailed! You can hear the storm rolling in and then it will start and just pour for about an hour. Then in the evening when the sun sets (around 6:30) the wind starts to kick up. It will blow sometimes till dawn, when the "beautiful" part if it starts all over again! The roads are barely passable (thank you God for our Prado), but we get by.
Thank you all for everything you do for us! We so much appreciate that you are behind us. We couldn't do this with out the support of family and friends.
In His Hands,
Jullie T.
It’s good that you used metal trusses for your roofing. Metal trusses light-weight and mold resistant, unlike wood framing. Also, the use of steel makes it possible to span a large area. It will also be easy to expand your building since steel can be molded and modified according to your design plans. Good luck, Jim and Julie, with your health building! I know the two of you can help much more people.
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