Day 9

OK then, finally!  We are mucho thankful for having outside contact via the internet, but sometimes it's down for hours, then when we can connect, the power goes out or it takes 15 or twenty minutes to log in.  It's alot like having dial up without the up.

I am feeling much better today and have only one more injection of antibiotics in a few hours.  I wish I could upload pictures, but that is just about impossible.  I actually got some tools out and made a couple of things today.  Some shelves for the diaper area......they go thru over 200 diapers every day.  It has been rather a free for all looking for the right size for the right hinee.  Having the battery op tools has been quite a blessing, as the power is so unpredictable.  I also cut out some holes in a piece of plywood for a beanbag target.  The don't know what a beanbag is, but they will, thanks to Geri.

Yesterday we went about 18 km to Kesogon and had a bible study with some of the locals.  We actually met in a house on the old compound where we stayed in 2002.  On the way back, we stopped and met with John Munguy (sp) a solid Godly man whom I became friends with back when.  What a great guy.   I hope to spend some time with him soon.

The men here mow the grass with a short pole with 4 or 5" blade on the end,,,something like a sythe...just swinging it most of the day, chop chop.  The laundry, and these are very clean people is done on a concrete slab out back outside with clothes lines over it.  They do it all by hand and get the whites like our advertisers say they can, but can't. ..............

Dr Shadrack just came and is taking care of some kids, and gave me my shot.  It's really amazing, this guy works out of a dark small brick shack, but knows so much about modern medicine.  I don't know how he does it,  but I have total confidence in him.  He's treating little Melissa for malaria as we speak. 

Sandy has been cutting the feet.....no not like peoples' feet,,, feet out of the sleepers that we brought here.  The kids are long legged and have larger feet than most white kids.  Cutting the feet out makes them last longer....I mean you did that for your kids, I'm sure. 

So, we want to share some of the kids' stories and will as time and airwaves permit.  All the kids have unique stories....not all as tramatic as Gloria, but almost.....Jeff and Carla are trying to keep this as anti-institutional and more like a real family as they can. They try to touch and communicate with every kid every day.....unlike myself, with my own kids, whom I ignored as much as possible.  J & C really are "baba and mama" to these rug.....I mean concrete rats.