October 5 - 12
This past week we have had a number of helpers in our school who were here on a short mission trips. A Canadian group had three ladies who enjoyed being with our children in the classrooms. A man from Canada was here seeing about work to be funded by his Foundation. His wife spent the week in the first grade with our new teacher, Gift. He really benefited from having her in the classroom. We had a group of 12 doctors and nurses here from the US. One of the spouses was not a doctor so she spent the week with us. It is always good to have volunteers in the school. All the children can benefit from their one on one attention, A minister from the Detroit area was here checking up with all the different church activities that his church supports. Barbara invited him to lunch with us last weekend. When I announced I was going to school to paint the repaired cubbies he volunteered to come along to help paint. We finished the job so quickly. We did have a lot of blue oil paint left on our hands, and the best I could offer to remedy the situation was to use the fingernail polish remover that Imre had left with me after my manicure last week. It worked pretty good!
Last Sunday was a fund raising day for the our CCAP Church. The service I started at 7.00am and continued for over 3 hours. Barbara was aware of how fund raising services went and planned to go into Lilongwe to church. I was glad when she asked if I would like to go to church with her and Happy, her 5 year old daughter. The Baptist church service lasted over 2 hours. They stood and sang praise songs for about 45 minutes and then had a lengthy Bible lesson. Barbara attends that church often and got to see several missionaries that she knew.
The most dramatic thing that has happened to me this past week is that I started on my very last can of hair spray. That’s disaster for thin, and fine hair and I am blessed with both. I was thrilled to find one can in the grocery store that had the words hair spray on it. I grabbed it eagerly and was even glad to pay the 795 kawachas ($5.31, I’m use to the $1.00 store brand) for it. The next morning I sprayed my hair and went to school. It looked OK but felt a bit damp. By the time I got home I looked a sight! Bits of greasy strips of hair going in all directions. It was a windy day, and I was glad for it was hot, but I looked a mess. When all else fails READ DIRECTIONS. I did, and it said that the spray was wonderful for styling with curling irons which I don’t have. So last night I sprayed my hair heavily with the spray and then started to put in curlers. Then the LIGHT DAWNED - that spray was really wonderful for the thick, curly hair of the natives. I had to use lots of shampoo two times to get the gunk out of my thin and fine hair. I used no hair spry today and I don’t look much better, but I am not greasy!sss
Friday, October 15, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Sept.20 – Oct. 4
The internet has had problems for about two weeks. We understand that the probem is in the tower, and they are to work on it this week. Jessi just brought me her computer with 15 responses to e-mails!! I just finished having a nice visit with so many and loved every moment of it. Lynne all your efforts to make my request of a 5 year commitment of $6,000 to Ebenezer School for scholarships sounds great. I hope you have cleared it with Lisa at Presbytery to have people send the money there for an Ebenezer Scholarship fund. That is the best approach because exchange money can be saved by our requesting large amounts from Presbytery at one time. When Jessi brought the computer this morning she said that she was able to receive responses, but not capable of sending any so it may take awhile before you get this. I think it has already been a little while since we have been able to send e-mail. Lots of peope are concerned about the problem.
Imre and Andre were wonderful folks to entertain. They simply went with the flow of activities whatever was happening. On the 20th Imre came into the living room with all materials for a manicure and a pedicure and stated that she wished to give me both! I was overwhelmed and probably would have said, “That would be fantastic, but you do not need to do that!” The devotion that I read the day before from MOMENTS OF PEACE FOR A WOMAN”S HEART flashed through my mind. I Thessalonians 5:15 “Always try to do good to each other.” The statement that stood out was that when you say no in your effort not to inconvenience the other person, “you block the blessing such kindness can bring for both of you,” I surprised myself by responding that would be wonderful. Later I told her that it was more than wonderful for the 20th was my 58th wedding anniversary and her kindness certainly made the day very special for me.
Rebecca and David returned on Thursday, September 30, and I moved that day back t o Barbra Nagy’s house. It felt a little like coming home, for I had lived here for 6 months. However this time I got a double bed in my room which makes mosquito netting easier to handle. Everyone one was so glad to see Barbara and the girls return. Barbara’s girls enjoyed being with their friends here for about a month, before they had to leave to go to school in Kenya. They seem to enjoy being at school which is a great relief to Barbara.
I spent a lot of time over the weekend painting our enlarged cubbies in our two new classrooms. The first grade teacher arrived eager and ready to go to work this morning. Willeke was ready for his arrival. We were fortunate to have her the first month while we waited for Gift to arrive. Willeke did an excellent job of getting that class off to a good start.
Linken is still making furniture for us. We are now looking for more shelves for the library and paint easels for two classrooms. When we get those things, I believe we will be a good shape for awhile. I still need curtain rods to be hung. I understand that 3 young men are coming from Holland to be here for about 6 months, and we are hoping they will be the ones who will help us with our needs at the school,
The internet has had problems for about two weeks. We understand that the probem is in the tower, and they are to work on it this week. Jessi just brought me her computer with 15 responses to e-mails!! I just finished having a nice visit with so many and loved every moment of it. Lynne all your efforts to make my request of a 5 year commitment of $6,000 to Ebenezer School for scholarships sounds great. I hope you have cleared it with Lisa at Presbytery to have people send the money there for an Ebenezer Scholarship fund. That is the best approach because exchange money can be saved by our requesting large amounts from Presbytery at one time. When Jessi brought the computer this morning she said that she was able to receive responses, but not capable of sending any so it may take awhile before you get this. I think it has already been a little while since we have been able to send e-mail. Lots of peope are concerned about the problem.
Imre and Andre were wonderful folks to entertain. They simply went with the flow of activities whatever was happening. On the 20th Imre came into the living room with all materials for a manicure and a pedicure and stated that she wished to give me both! I was overwhelmed and probably would have said, “That would be fantastic, but you do not need to do that!” The devotion that I read the day before from MOMENTS OF PEACE FOR A WOMAN”S HEART flashed through my mind. I Thessalonians 5:15 “Always try to do good to each other.” The statement that stood out was that when you say no in your effort not to inconvenience the other person, “you block the blessing such kindness can bring for both of you,” I surprised myself by responding that would be wonderful. Later I told her that it was more than wonderful for the 20th was my 58th wedding anniversary and her kindness certainly made the day very special for me.
Rebecca and David returned on Thursday, September 30, and I moved that day back t o Barbra Nagy’s house. It felt a little like coming home, for I had lived here for 6 months. However this time I got a double bed in my room which makes mosquito netting easier to handle. Everyone one was so glad to see Barbara and the girls return. Barbara’s girls enjoyed being with their friends here for about a month, before they had to leave to go to school in Kenya. They seem to enjoy being at school which is a great relief to Barbara.
I spent a lot of time over the weekend painting our enlarged cubbies in our two new classrooms. The first grade teacher arrived eager and ready to go to work this morning. Willeke was ready for his arrival. We were fortunate to have her the first month while we waited for Gift to arrive. Willeke did an excellent job of getting that class off to a good start.
Linken is still making furniture for us. We are now looking for more shelves for the library and paint easels for two classrooms. When we get those things, I believe we will be a good shape for awhile. I still need curtain rods to be hung. I understand that 3 young men are coming from Holland to be here for about 6 months, and we are hoping they will be the ones who will help us with our needs at the school,
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