Lots of Rocks

Monday (27th)

Before Camille came to the US there where some problems starting to rise in the church.  We decided that the best thing to do was to come together and pray in the morning. Things started to change in the church, now once a month they dedicate a week to prayer.  They met at church from 6 to 7am to get the day started off right.  These prayers are not quiet prayer meetings like I am used to. These are prayer meetings where people are kneeling, standing, sitting and walking praying out loud. It’s so cool! So we went, up at 5 something and at the church by 6am. It was a great time of focus and just letting it all out in prayer

 

The big project we are doing is building part of the learning center for the Ntoto’s. The property is the Ntoto’s and they use it now for the meeting place for Hope for the Helpless.  The problem is that the children are exposed to the weather and can make it very uncomfortable for teaching.  We are constructing a structure with a concrete foundation and a good roof.  If they want to enclose it, that can be done at a later date.  There is a good chance that this will be finished before I come home.  So we start moving rocks, lots of rocks.  The property is volcanic rock that they have paid someone to break up. The rock is used to level the ground and for the foundation of the shelter. Did I say we moved a lot of rocks? Fortunately we had gloves otherwise ours hands would have been chewed up.  Cloud cover was nice, shielding us from the son, but well all got a little sun burned.

 

Back at the house a few of the team had a chance to experience the our door market with Esther. Building food there is a crazy experience with lots of negotiating.  Seeing people who look like they have money walk up, increases the price.  Esther is wise to that trick and forces them to market rate.

 

At 5pm we went to Heal Africa for a meeting with the victims of Sexual violence, where Nona was the speaker. She did a great job and the women responded well

 

Late into the evening was spent playing Catch Phrase and having movie night.

 

We have a good team and I am very proud of all of them.  All are willing to speak or pray whenever called on.

 

More to come…

 

Michael.