Kids Club and "We Struck Water at 66 FEET!!!!!!"

June 8-Saturday at New Day means Kids Club.  There will be children from the surrounding villages coming to play, hear the Gospel and enjoy a meal.  My goal was to turn on and check out the 5 computers someone donated to the staff, but the electricity is out.  It is usually only out for 2 hours at a time, but it is not always a convenient time.  Lynne and I had dinner with the children last night and the power went out (load shedding), so we broke out flashlights and ate in the dark.  The children were unperturbed.  They hugged us and loved on us all the way through the meal and afterward. 

Our supper was fried chicken and fried potatoes.  Kulanga, the cook does very well turning out meals.  Wes says Kulanga spent the first part of his life working in amethyst mines.  Kulanga is also the musician for our morning staff devotions.  He has a hobby of learning greetings in different languages.  Lynne and I were able to teach him Japanese and Chinese greetings.  I just realized I can teach him the Greek greetings also.  He is a wonderful Christian man, with a servant’s heart.  He loves to cook, sing, play the guitar and praise God  .  .  .  can’t argue with that.

We added 50 new broilers to the chicken house last night.  We have a section for new chicks that has a heat lamp.  One of our young rabbits died last night, so one of the workers will be taking home rabbit for supper.  Lynne and Noah hope to plant rape and cabbage today.  Another popular green to eat in Zambia is pumpkin leaves (who would have thunk it?).  Out her on the savanna they don’t waste much.

Hey Deb, we have hot water in the hut!!!!  Blu, after much cajoling by Darbi, spent most of yesterday putting in the pump.  Although the tank is small it is plenty for a quick hot shower.

Max, the male Siamese and I have become fast friends.  If he is inside he is in my lap or on my left shoulder asleep.  His sister, Nala, is not much company.  She does make a pretty decoration for the mat at the front door!!!

Water is such a precious resource out here in the savanna.  The well driller was supposed to come out Thursday or Friday this past week but did not show.  Construction continues on the tank tower to provide increased storage and pressure for the water system.  I am drinking about 1.5 liters of water a day, which is really not enough.  Interestingly, the Zambians do not drink water throughout the day.  Lynne says it is their thick skin that doesn’t lose moisture.

I learned a new Tonga phrase.  Kwiina buubi (pronounced kweenah boobie) which means no problem.  I was able to use it this morning when getting parts from Mulanga to fix the light fixture in our cabin.  He started to ask if I wanted him to fix it, and I told him kwiina buubi!  Twalumba!

Solved a mystery last night!!  There is space next to the desk with a couple of big agricultural bags and a blue Rubbermaid container.  Each time we would let Nala and Max into the hut, they would crawl over the bags and the container meowing.  I moved the blue container a little so they could get at whatever they were chasing.  In my mind it was a lizard, snake or some other evil reptile.  Finally last night I pulled the container out to give them full access to kill the fiend.  They circled the container, crawled on top of it and circled.  Lynne and I locked eyes and she said, “Do you reckon that’s where Deb kept their food?”  Popped off the top, and sure enough it was.  I gave them a few handfuls, and they gobbled it up!!  Mystery solved!!!   Noah had been feeding them but not from this container.  No evil reptile with which to deal!!

Well drillers struck water in less than an hour at 66 feet!!!  Praise the Lord!!!  Thank you for your prayers!!!  Now that deserves a War Eagle!!!!  Or whatever you want to say!!!