Beans & Other Fun Stuff

I have been here a little over five months now. So much has been done in this time and so much has yet to be done. Below are some pictures of things that have been bought (some several times), over my time here.

Charcoal for cooking!

Fun fact: my sign name is banana..

Yay for more clean and safe drinking water! 

I can't count the amount of times we have bought tomatoes!

Books to help the teachers, teach!

Beans, posho, and cooking oil.

More beans and more posho.

WE LOVE BEANS

NO MORE DOING THIS BECAUSE REMEMBER?.. 

Yeah, water harvesting is a joy.

This was our old kitchen with our very small stoves.

This is our new kitchen with our awesome stoves! They use firewood and save us money!!

No really, beans are great. 

Now we can chop our own firewood!

THANK YOU ALL. GOD BLESS YOU.

WATER WATER WATER

Lately its been all about water and improving the heath of our children. This past week we began our water harvesting and it is now finished!!! I am so thankful that my brother was able to financially support this big project.  

The kids will no longer have to make the long and dangerous walk for water. From the school it is all downhill to where they get water, that means all the way up hill several times a day carrying the heavy water. I have done it with them several times and it is hard. Now they will be able to catch all the rain that comes and when the water in the area turns on they will be able to fill up their tank!! The kids are so so happy!! 

Vickie went to church with the kids yesterday and this is what she told me..

One of our boys, Alex, went up to share his testimony. He was expressing his gratitude for the new tank! Thanking God that he doesn't have to walk for water again. He said he had been praying a lot about it and just continued expressing his thankfulness.  

How wonderful is that?! God is so good, all the time. 

*Caution: Curious Deaf kids crossing.*

Hello rain gutters.

   THEY LOVE IT

Ivan might love it more..

Imagine how much water is needed to bathe 35 kids twice a day. Cooking and drinking water for 54 kids everyday. Washing clothes for 35 kids and all their little teeth brushing. It is a lot. NO MORE WALKING FOR IT. Our precious deaf kids can't hear the boda's or cars and last term two of our kids got hit. Praise and thanks be to God that this will no longer happen!

AND THE HAND WASHING SHALL BEGIN

This is the filter on top for water that comes from the rain gutters.

THANK YOU ALL.