Yes things are moving right along in our "neck" of the woods. There such a lot happening right now. And a whole bunch which has already been achieved. Russell & Nicole's house is getting so close to being live able. Praise the Lord for a great group of hard working men, Teceira, Alex, Gilbert, David & Armando. But as you may know, getting the finishing done takes up such a lot of time. And materials are not easy to find here.
What we still need to get done; Doors need to be hung, Kitchen counters need to be made and fitted. A small part of the lounge floor needs to be completed,light fittings need to be bought and installed, window handles and opening latches need to be bought and fitted. The ceilings need to repaired and the cover strips need to be fixed in place. The septic tank needs to have the lid cast. And I'm sure there are a few other things that need doing as well. The water mains pipe needs to be connected. This is a whole challenge of it's own. We need to dig a trench of about 800 meters to connect water.
Tomorrow 18th Feb. I go to Siyabuzana for the week. This is going to be the first Bible school for the year. I'm hoping all the guys make it there. There has been a lot of rain and rained most of last night and is still raining on and off so far today.
Russell and Nicole arrive on 20th Feb in Beira and will need to wait for excess baggage to arrive as well. I will need to go to Beira and help them as they need to get their work permits applied for and handed in. We have to get their car to them in Beira as well so that they have transport. It is in Espungabera at the moment.
Cecilia and Jenn are coming back from their holiday. I think they are going to be happy to be back. Jenn on her birthday got malaria as well as getting a serious infection in her lower leg. Praise the Lord that the doctors in Beira were able to help her and that Cecilia was there as well.
Walter and Rosie are on their way back and should arrive end of March. It's going to be great having them back.
Michael will be arriving during the second half of March to come for a year. He is going to be working with "Farming God's Way". To help local folks to be able to provide much more and a better way to farm. This is working well in a number of other countries and we are so happy for someone to come for a full year. So he will be able to go through the whole cycle of preparation, planting, caring and harvest. He will also need a lot of prayer for the teaching and training, as is the case with many of us, we don't like change. Neither do the local folks with their farming methods.
Dustin & Anne seem to be on track for arrival in mid May and we are looking forward to that. They have been having such a difficult time getting their support in. Please pray for them as they do their last presentations before coming out and their packing and goodbyes before leaving home.
