You know how I mentioned that the rains had come last week? Well, they have now gone. We have had pretty much nothing since last week end. Around here the rainy season can last through early Dec, so we are praying that they will come back at least for a little while! But, on the other hand, it makes for really pretty days! I have seen some FB posts in Michigan where the snows have come. Not sure if we will be ready for that again next year!
On Sunday 2 weeks ago, we went down to the town of MaiMaihu in the valley to visit a friend. She is a lady that we are helping put through school. She has a terrible story of hardship in her life, but she is persevering. In the picture below, we are standing in front of a house that her Dad started when he was healthy over 5 years ago. Now it stands because he has had a stroke. All it needs is a roof, doors, window and a chimney. Hum, maybe something can happen??
Esther and I in front of the house
Where she and her Dad and her son live now (Dad is in the orange shirt on the left)
In the yard of her house (that's the cook area behind us)
Last Saturday night was class party. Each class prepares a meal and has a party! We served German Bavarian Sausages, German potato salad, cole slaw and pumpkin pie. What a mix! Here are some of the kids with 14 pumpkin pies.
A mix if Korean and Kenyan kids making German potato salad
Jim has had a pretty good week with the BK site. There are some issues and questions about whether or not the contractor is going to step up to the plate get back on time, but they are moving forward. One of their biggest challenges is getting material and working equipment to the site! The head office in Nairobi has not been able to keep up with the demand. We will wait and see how they respond.
The site from up on the hill
We are starting a survey this week up at RVA. An eMI volunteer from Canada is here to make this happen for us. We start in less than an hour, so please pray that the 2 local boys that we have hired to help will show up on time every day and gain great information from this 2 weeks of work, that the tree cover will not hinder us too much and that we will work together as a team well.
Here is a picture of our dog (Calvin on the right) and Max (on the left). Calvin is our missionary dog that we have for the year and Max belongs to our neighbors. Life is sometimes so "normal" here!
In His Hands,
Jullie T
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