Every time we are village we spend much of our day just doing daily tasks. Everything just takes longer to get done.
With no rain, we needed to haul water from the village pumps to do just the simplest things. We had to keep a bucket full of water by the kitchen sink for dishes, by the bathroom sink to wash hands and by the toilet to flush it. Plus we needed water available for baths for those dirty grubby men and children. We also filtered water for drinking constantly. It is amazing how much water those men can drink. We just don’t think about how much water we use until we have to pump it and carry it to the house. Here is Hala doing her part carrying water in a pail on her head, just like the village girls do.
This time I decided to start to train some house help for me. When we move into the village I will have a new baby and 5 other kids to take care of plus the task of starting language study. I need all the help I can get. So on Saturday's I had a young girl come to learn how to make bread and make simple meals. We also made some cookies too. I was able to teach her to clean the bathroom and even how to clean the floors. What a blessing it was for me to have her there to help. Simple things to us were not so simple to her. For those of you who bake, you know that 3 tsp equals 1 tbsp. You also know that 1/2 cup plus 1/4 cup equals 3/4 cup. She did not know these things, let alone what measuring cups were. We had lots of fun together trying to communicate.
Jessica taught the kids every morning and into the afternoon but once she was done that she headed to our house to help out the men as they worked.
Christina worked along side the men all day, everyday. She was a huge blessing to them.
The kids did their school work and then were off to play with their friends. They made a fort, rode water buffalo, played new games and coloured with the kids. Sophia became a visitor to many people this trip. She kept trying to head off to visit other houses when I wasn’t looking. She is feeling very comfortable in the village now.
We were also blessed with being able to see a new baby that was born just a week before we left the village. What a sweet little girl Queen is.
Chuck also turned 35 years old while we were in the village. Notice all the smoke from those candles!!!
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