After we finished our walk this morning we headed to town to buy a board to make a shelf . The room that we use for tools and storage and a small workshop has a table that I decided needed a shelf under it. We did not have any scrap boards here at the mission house so we went to one of the small lumber yards, selected the board we wanted and had it planed and the edges straightened. Steve took his tape measure and small battery operated skill saw with us so he could cut the board to length. The cut boards easily fit in the bed of the truck. Of course the guy that was helping us with the board was very surprised when Steve whipped out his own saw!
We also needed to order more church benches so we went to another lumber yard but they were closed; I guess it was closed because today is Friday and some of the Muslim run businesses are not open on Friday. While we were gone to town Mr. Adams, the Fix-it man, came to the mission house to wire the new motor that we are going to use for the corn roaster. We called him and he quickly came back out. He said that he needed Red to also come see the motor because he needed him to make a mount for the motor. Red happened to be free this morning too. Red arrived riding the tandem bicycle that we had him make. I don’t think that anyone in Yendi has ever seen a bicycle built for two! The bicycle turned out very well. Red said that everyone was looking at him as he was riding it. He said that someone stopped him and told him that they wanted him to make one for them. Red told them that they could not afford it because before he could start making one they would have to buy 2 full bicycles. It is definitely a novelty item! Steve and I tried to ride it this afternoon but the back seat is too high and my feet can’t touch the ground. I am sure that can be remedied.
This morning before we went for our walk we picked up the mangos that had fallen from the time the night watchmen left and the time we got up. We had 1 ½ buckets of mangos. We put them in a cardboard box and shared them with our neighbor Mr. Oldman and with the lady that we buy fast food from. Everyone loves getting mangos.
This morning I noticed 3 kids at the gate trying to figure a way to get into the yard to get the mangoes. The oldest child was around 10 or 12 years and the youngest was a couple years old. At one point the oldest child picked up the baby, climbed up on the buttress of the gate and tried to put the child over the razor wire! What was she thinking? Fortunately the child was scared and started crying and they ran off! Can you imagine? What would they have done if they had actually gotten the small child into the yard; how would they have gotten him out? Where are the parents of these children?
Have a great day!
In HIS Service
Steve and Kandie
