We took the doors for the Church building out to Jagrido this morning. Steve called Timothy to see if he was going to be free to go with us when we delivered them but he had a meeting and he would not be free until after 1:00. We were afraid that would run into the time that we needed to be at the mission house to pay the masons and day labors so we decided to take them out by ourselves. Jagrido is the village where Timothy grew up and his brother Daniel is one of the Church leaders. The Church building sits right next to Daniel’s house. Daniel was not at home but we met a couple of the church members; they put the doors inside the building. They were pleased with the doors; no more termites!
We met group after group of people on the road to Jagrido. March is the big funeral month for the Konkombas. The Konkombas are the tribe that Timothy and most of the Churches belong to. The people were all dressed up; many of them were wearing the tradition black and red funeral clothes so we knew they were headed to a village in one of the neighboring villages. Most were carrying a small bucket or container to put the meat in when they went from house to house.
Steve has been trying to get one of the outside security lights to work for the past couple of days. This afternoon he came in and told me that he was going to town to buy a new light fixture. About 30 minutes later he called me to tell me that the tie-rod on the driver side had broken. Fortunately he was just in the process of turning into a vacant lot when it broke! We are so happy that it happened in town and not when we were out in the bush somewhere. I grabbed the tow cable; jumped in the van and headed to town. Steve had already called Gomda, the mechanic. Gomda came straight away to rescue us! Gomda took off the tie-rod and took it to have it welded. He will patch us up until he can find us a new one. Steve wants him to change both of them.
The masons were slow coming out this morning. They only got 15 sections finished today. They will pass the half way mark tomorrow. The wall is looking so good! Rain clouds formed late this afternoon; we were afraid that if a big storm came while the blocks were still wet some of them might fall down. The rain has not materialized yet. The longer it waits to come the dryer the blocks will be. The rain would actually be good for the wall.
Thank you for your love, prayers and support.
In His Service,
Steve and Kandie
