Tuesday night (out of order)
Today was another interesting day working at the Mercy Care Center site. I discovered that I forgot to bring sunscreen so my neck got pretty sunburned on Monday. I was determined this day to stay out of the sun if possible.
Driving to the site is such an adventure with the many pedestrians, mini busses, and motorbikes. Bob has been driving and has done a great job. Today I was assigned to work on the door jams by myself. Ray and I had ripped the mahogany planks to the size strips that we needed on Monday. We had power today using the generator. And we had the same crew headed up by a fellow named Sampson. Interesting that Vernie knew him when he was on an assignment in another location many years ago.
We went back to the guest house for lunch again and had grilled cheese sandwiches with some light vegetables.
In the afternoon, we experienced our first big rain storm. It thundered for a long time and finally a downpour came. We could see how easy it floods here. There is obviously no flood control so the water flows down the street making its way down to the nearest creek. But it sure cooled things off. We stopped earlier than yesterday because there is no light inside and much of the work is inside the center.
Dinner back at the guest house was pizza African style. Add some pineapple and papaya on the side and it was pretty good.
Bob and I walked down to a cyber café to check and send our email. I was able to post the previous two blog posts. Looking at the news, I see that Wilma made it through Florida on Monday. Tonight I prayed for that area as I prayed for the others before.
Walking a couple of blocks on this street at night was interesting. We had several people approach us trying to sell us anything from cigarettes to carvings. The cyber café itself was very crowded with locals getting their fill of the internet. This place had rap music playing in the backgrown and it was very unpleasant for me. I think we will probably go back to the other one the next time since it was less crowded.
We have really been working hard the last couple of days and the other guys are all in bed at 8:30. Sitting up here in the guest house, you can hear people down on the street. People selling things or just walking someplace and talking. But very dark. There are not street lights so all light is from signs or the traffic. I hope to have some pictures of life here when I get back.
Tomorrow, Bob and Jim Hocking will be going to an event that celebrates the completion of a number of wells drilled by ICDI with financing through another ministry (can’t think of their name here). Bob will be taking some video to put on a DVD for distribution. On Thursday afternoon, Jim is taking us to an attraction at a water falls a couple of hours away. This should be interesting.
Driving to the site is such an adventure with the many pedestrians, mini busses, and motorbikes. Bob has been driving and has done a great job. Today I was assigned to work on the door jams by myself. Ray and I had ripped the mahogany planks to the size strips that we needed on Monday. We had power today using the generator. And we had the same crew headed up by a fellow named Sampson. Interesting that Vernie knew him when he was on an assignment in another location many years ago.
We went back to the guest house for lunch again and had grilled cheese sandwiches with some light vegetables.
In the afternoon, we experienced our first big rain storm. It thundered for a long time and finally a downpour came. We could see how easy it floods here. There is obviously no flood control so the water flows down the street making its way down to the nearest creek. But it sure cooled things off. We stopped earlier than yesterday because there is no light inside and much of the work is inside the center.
Dinner back at the guest house was pizza African style. Add some pineapple and papaya on the side and it was pretty good.
Bob and I walked down to a cyber café to check and send our email. I was able to post the previous two blog posts. Looking at the news, I see that Wilma made it through Florida on Monday. Tonight I prayed for that area as I prayed for the others before.
Walking a couple of blocks on this street at night was interesting. We had several people approach us trying to sell us anything from cigarettes to carvings. The cyber café itself was very crowded with locals getting their fill of the internet. This place had rap music playing in the backgrown and it was very unpleasant for me. I think we will probably go back to the other one the next time since it was less crowded.
We have really been working hard the last couple of days and the other guys are all in bed at 8:30. Sitting up here in the guest house, you can hear people down on the street. People selling things or just walking someplace and talking. But very dark. There are not street lights so all light is from signs or the traffic. I hope to have some pictures of life here when I get back.
Tomorrow, Bob and Jim Hocking will be going to an event that celebrates the completion of a number of wells drilled by ICDI with financing through another ministry (can’t think of their name here). Bob will be taking some video to put on a DVD for distribution. On Thursday afternoon, Jim is taking us to an attraction at a water falls a couple of hours away. This should be interesting.
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