Saturday, September 29, 2007

Home Away From Home

Going along with my previous post, this is the road leading to my house. Maybe I should start a poll as to whether or not this is a road. What do you think?
This is the gate to my house. Yes, it is green. Every single one of my bills describes my house as the one with a green gate. I guess I'm unique in that way.
God has blessed me with this beautiful house. I can't take any credit for it. Morgan keeps the yard in shape. It is such a blessing to have this house because we have so many church activities here. It is a preschool, Bible study, office, and storage for the church.
Here is my garden in the rainy season. I think it was rather flooded this day. To the left are a bunch of banana trees. Then three is a couple guava trees. In the garden, the kalembula (sweet potato leaves) are most prominent. There is also onions, beans, pumpkins, cassava, and peanuts.

Happy Birthday, Faith

I just want to wish my favorite neice, Faith, a happy first birthday. I wish I could be there with you. I'll be celebrating here. I've decided to make some brownies tonight so that I can celebrate properly. (Thanks for the brownies, Mom) I'll even smear some on my face because I'm sure that is what Faith would do.
I love you, Faith.

Getting Around Without Cars

Most people in Zambia cannot afford cars (myself included), so they get around on foot. With roads like this one, it is actually quicker on foot than by vehicle. It is so full of potholes that cars can only crawl along.
Mercy Banda (9 years) brought her sister, Elizabeth (2 years), to preschool every morning on her back in a chitenge. It was a 1 mile walk each way, but Mercy didn't seem to mind. After taking Elizabeth home, Mercy would then go on to her own school in the afternoon. And I used to complain to just wake up and walk to the living room for homeschool!?
Andrew Mungandi had 2 sons, Sam and Adrian, in the preschool. He would sling one over his back and he fixed some wires to the bicycle frame for the other boy. The boys always had a fun ride home.