So Close to finishing

Today was another great day but really hot today. Each day brings new experiences for us on the Team and for our Tanzania brothers and sisters in Christ. We taught our Tanzanian friends how to put up the fence (Greg and Becky), use post hole diggers (Floyd and Jon), and using GPS to document the fence and farm (Rebecca and Meg). They showed the finer art of machete grass cutting which Rebecca and Meg used for the first time. Also, they began to teach us the Swahili words for our work and for relationship. This is great learning from each other. No one can believe that we have almost finished the fence. We ran out of barbed wire with only a couple hundred feet of one strand left. Tomorrow the top strand and the gates and all is done at the farm. Just a note during this time, a first class choo(bathroom) was constructed attached to a one room house. Beginning tonight a care taker will stay there. Many people stopped today and asked about the farm and great opportunity to share about the children's home and the Kidetete church.

Today for lunch we had grilled cheese sandwiches, carrot sticks, samosa, and soft drinks or water. We consumed a lot of water again today.

The pipe and materials arrived today for the well drilling. We are disappointed in the long delay in drilling the well. Join us in prayer that the equipment will arrive tonight and begin tomorrow. But, we are praying for patience and praying to be able to wait with expectation.

Included are pictures from the Kidetete school in session and the Kidetete church with new windows provided by partners through the Christmas Catalog. Our team was influential in encouraging this gift and what a blessing to see the church. The children are doing very good. The teacher is a follower of Jesus Christ and always has that great smile on her face. Past teams have shared teaching techniques which she has adopted. Now in Kidetete you can here the little children speaking some basic English.





Thank you for your prayers and encouragement. This has been a blessed time. We firmly believe that this is through your prayers.