Thursday Update

Hello everyone,Today all the windows were put in place and they look great. The concrete starts at 7:30 in the morning for them to pour all the floors. These men work so hard but don't make a lot of money. We pay them a fair price for a day's wage. They tote concrete blocks like sacks of potatoes. Most of them always have a smile on their faces. This project has changed the lives and hearts of so many families. Everyone is so excited that a home is actually being completed. They work with great skill and dedication that you would think it was theie personal home.

Ricky went to David Mucasa's home last night and they put him on the radio to speak. He and David put together a song along with Ricky reciting the Lord's Generation from Damon Thompson from the Ramp. The Ramp has come to Africa.

Kevin and I went to our friends Bahati's home because she prepared several things for us to try. Ladies, we ate boiled pumpkin leaf mixed with nuts.(not recommended), homemade rolls, some kind of meat with a great tasting sauce, fried bananas, fresh cucumbers, beans, and water to drink. Her home was up on a very hilly region and = what a view of the city. We had to use a 4wheel drive to get down to her property and we walked/hiked down and up some ditches to get to the house. We took her children a ball and I played ball for a long time with them. We prayed over her and her home. Her husband spends alot of time away, trying to start a business. We were blessed by her giving. We spent a lot of time in the car because of major traffic jams, because there are no driving rules here. Rebecca made me a great cd and that is what we listen to everyday in the car.

When we visited the school on last Saturday we were introduced to a little crippled girl name Dao. Her legs were different sizes and she scooted around on her bottom and wobbling. They asked us to buy her a bicycle. Today we went to two factories looking for a special bike. We discovered they were very expensive. So we decided to buy an original kind with a place for her to sit on the back. Her family lives in a one room hut and are very poor. The bike can be used for other transportation also. Sometime tomorrow or Friday we will take it to her.

We want to go to safari this Friday. However, we went shopping today and what an adventure that was. We went to what they call the major market and the prices are low. Africa has improved in the last two years because they have paved many roads, added traffic lights(which we noticed no one really adheres to) They have even built a small mall almost like home( except for the security guards in every store). The prices are higher but they had just about anything you could want. At the market today we enjoyed looking at all the incredible art and handmade things.

Tell Andrew that Kevin looked for a djembe drum but was bombarded by about 15 men trying to sell him everything at once. They would not leave him alone and we actually had to hide inside a store and they kept banging all the drums at one time trying to convince Kevin theirs was better.

We are all doing well and miss you all, and will see you in a few days. Love Kevin, Sherry and Ricky