Currently we are living in a house owned by missionaries on
furlough in the States. It is very spacious (they have 11 children) and we are
quickly growing to love living here. When we have electricity and water, the
place is pretty much perfect! We usually are without water about 2x/day. We
have only been without power twice since we arrived. I have heard we will lose
power more often in the rainy season.
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| This is an exterior view of our current home. |
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| Kitchen |
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| Larissa and Claire's bedroom |
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| This is the room Jonas and Savannah are sleeping in. |
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| This is our living room/school room. |
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| This is Erik and I's bedroom |
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On Tuesday, we received our official welcome to the farm.
All of us were able to meet the farm ladies. They took a short break from
harvesting to give us a Zambian welcome.
Harvest is in full swing. Production is up. We are thankful.
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| Kids in the strawberry patch watching the ladies harvest. |
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| This is the Zambian way to do irrigation. Just put your tank up on a hill and let gravity do it for you. |
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| The farm ladies cook their lunch on the farm each day. Today's special: chicken and rice |
After our farm visit, we headed into the compound market.
The compound is home to an estimated 5-7000 people. Conditions here are
different than the standards we are used to. No running water or electricity.
Crowded. Unsanitary. Unsafe after dark. But, the energy of the place is
somewhat contagious. The people are friendly, eager to meet you and shake your
hand.
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| Checking out the dried fish. |
My very favorite moment of the short visit was seeing this
little guy captured by our teammate Sheila. World over…some things never change…
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| My nephew in IL in his superhero costume |
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| a young man in Garneton, Zambia in his superhero costume (made from a bathrobe) |
2 comments:
Jonas's face in front of the dries fish made me laugh. Your home looks lovely - all those bright colors. Glad you could have something ready-made for a few months as you transition to Africa life. Can't wait to Skype and get the tour :)
Love seeing all the pictures, it looks like you guys are settling in nicely!!! We will miss you but how wonderful that we can keep in touch with Facebook and your blog. The girls and I love being able to read about your adventures and see what you are all up too!!! Love you, big hugs and continued prayers :)
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