Cow Success!

Hello All,
Well, we have had success with cow shopping and buying!  What an adventure!  The House of Hope orphanage now has a young friesian cow (a Holstein) that they will raise and hopefully be able to get 30 or so liters of milk per day.  These cows are very expensive here, so we were able to get a young one that they can raise.  This was all with the help of some very generous donors (thank you so much)!

Bessie with all the kids and the adults

I have some other pictures of the orphanage that I want to add here. 

This is where they cook all of their meals

They are chopping Sukuma Wiki which is a staple at every meal.

This is the living room area

This is the kitchen where they serve meals from (no running water)

This is Ruthy

Joel (the founder) told us that he prayed for opening this orphanage for 9 years.  He and his wife decided to adopt a child (Gideon who is about 6) and as soon as they did that, they got the money in order to open the orphanage.  At that point, doors just started opening left and right and now they have 23 kids with 2 more coming soon.  They are 3 - 13 years old.  They have been operating since 2005 and are doing well. 

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving day yesterday.  We got our 10 Kg (not 10 lb as ordered) turkey into the oven and cooked it in just under 7 hours!

I know this is kind of weird, but here is a picture of it in the oven.  We had some friends and other wayward people to dinner and it was a great gathering.  There were 11 of us and we ate very well.  Our friend Susan made a wonderful cheesecake with an African twist:  It was topped with Mango slices. Yum! 

The new incinerator is now operating.  It came when the rains were very heavy last Saturday and 2 of the vehicles got stuck. 

It was an all day affair for Jim to be there and help, but he finally got home at about 8pm soaking wet.  They were able to get some training done and they will be using it to burn hospital waste starting Monday.  They have just been open pit burning.  What a blessing to have!

Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day this past week.  We are very thankful for many things.  We will be home in just over a week and a half and will be looking forward to a break!  Hopefully, it will be somewhat restful.

In His Hands,
Jullie T.