08-19-08

For all of you worried about Kate being chased by lions, don't worry! They weren't. We are safe here, only in their imaginations were lions chasing them.

Today was mostly a repeat of yesterday. Kate was the mama at the Manaka's home today. Salome, the mom, went to the dentist and got an antibiotic. She also found out that part of the tooth they removed two weeks ago was still there, which was the source of the infection and pain. Hopefully she will be feeling better soon! The kids were great for Kate. They stayed so busy playing outside on the playground and inside coloring and playing dolls that nap time was extra long today.

Andrew was outside in the morning filling holes between the top of wall and the roof with concrete. He spent the afternoon inside plastering more holes so unwanted "guests" such as snakes, rodents, birds, and lizards could not come in. While climbing on a 15 foot ladder inside, Andrew noticed that the ladder was starting to move towards the floor. He quickly took two steps down the ladder and LEAPED to the nearest chair just as the ladder went crashing to the floor. He sure does know how to get his heart beating quickly. After making another attempt on the tile floor that was unsuccessful, he chose a smaller free standing ladder to work on for the rest of the afternoon. A close call but thanking the Lord for safety.

After a full day of work, Andrew taught a dozen of the older children how to play Nuke 'em. For those of who haven't played at Lake Ann, it is similar to volleyball but you don't have to hit the ball, you catch the ball. Then you try to eliminate the other team by getting the ball to hit the ground on their side of the net. The kids LOVED it!

Dinner tonight was at the Phago home tonight. We had not spent a lot of time with this family until today, so it was great to get to know them better. They are one of the more well behaved families, and also one of the oldest families (in terms of age of the children). The papa is the pastor of the church we went to on our first Sunday here. He also goes to seminary and works maintenance at Bethesda. After dinner, we spent the night playing games (they like Phase 10 here!) and singing and dancing to songs.

Please pray for Kate. Her stuffy nose turned into a full blown cold. We busted out the airborne and that hasn't seemed to work. Pray that she will feel much better tomorrow or at least have a little more energy. Thanks for keeping up with our journey and thank you for praying for us!