Saturday: Getting Ready To Celebrate

Bonnie and I began the day with Stephen playing a few games with the children. We did a balloon race, then pop the balloon race, then egg carry (using spoons). This was great fun. After that, Bonnie and I organized supplies for the the Children Home.

The decorating began this afternoon for the Christmas Celebration tomorrow. Bonnie found some left over craft things and made really beautiful bows. Balloons via Kenya and spared from the balloon pop race this morning were also used to decorate. Please remember the Celebration in your prayers. This is a special day for the children and the staff. Tomorrow is a busy day for us. We will worship at Kidete in the morning, return to the children's home for Samuel's (Mpeli and Neema's youngest son) baptism, and then the Christmas Celebration (includes worship service, lunch, and the playing games). Remember the children as they present the WISEMEN pageant produced by Bonnie and directed by Stephen.

Part of the afternoon was spent just goofing off. The checkers game features a cardboard board with Coca Cola Bottle caps verses Water Bottle Tops. You see that some of them found a way to dream of "open road".

Did I mention that we still have no water? It seems no water for seven days from Iringa City Water. There was no water in the city. So, we got water from the farm in Kidete. Who would have thought that the farm would supply water to Mpeli and Neema's house.

The outside finishing was completed on the secondary dorm. Also, the bathrooms were being completed. All the plumbing lines are in--the tile work is what is left.