Day 11

Well, then, this morning, the sun came up at.....you guessed it, 6:30.  The sky was mostly clear and so we decided to get up and join the circus again.  It's still amazes us how the cooks and 'aunties' have everything organized and the way everything just clicks....bath, dressed, breakfast, clean-up, school for the older ones, fun and teaching for the little ones.  Now, you have seen that the Kenyans seem to dominate the 'running' market, well here might be a reason.....everyday, if it's not raining, the aunties take the kids....any that walk, 2 and up on "safari" (swahili for journey).  I know, you're thinking like maybe around the block or something.....think bigger...like 2 miles, out around the area through the fields and back.  Try that with your average american 2 year old!  There is a reason for the safari, in that to get around in Kenya, you do alot of walking.  7 to 10 miles one way to somewhere is the norm and so, Jeff and Carla are making a concerted attempt to prepare their kids for the culture that they will enter.

Did I tell you about the water system here??? probably not. Would you like to know?  Of course you would...you hang on my every word.  When InStep bought this property, they put in a small dug well and hit some water.  It wasn't alot, or very clean, but it was water.  As the kids began to multiply, the water need increased. Duh!  J & C kept praying for a better water source, but nothing just popped up.  To put in a drilled well (borehole here) would cost $20,000 US,,,a bit much for a struggling childrens home in the middle of nowhere.  One day another missionary was visiting and just happened to mention that God had told him that the home would be getting a borehole that very week......Yeah, right!  No money and the drilling outfit was months out in scheduling.........so........see you tomorrow, Lord willing and the electricity don't die.