It's been a month since I've posted something here. I've really been trying to get to it but long days on the site and limited electricity have hindered me.

There are quite a lot of funny things that happen and that I see along the way to my various activities. I can't always get a photo. But this driving school has called itself 'Ding Wall' driving school. I wonder how many walls were dinged before they came up with this name. The driving on the roads here is absolutely crazy. Although I think some of the asian countries might come out on top of the crazies. You really have to be very alert whilst driving here. There may be vehicles passing you on the left and right or even over taking something or trying to avoid a pothole and therefore they will be heading straight towards you. Sometimes even flashing their lights so that you get out of their way. Pot holes here can easily remove a wheel. Some appear to be one to two feet deep.

People continue to find it very funny that I go to the site and move about with my tape measure and am able to give useful instructions. They all know my tape measure. A friend working on the site had been borrowing my tape measure for a few days. Whilst I was on the site the other day I went looking for a tape measure as my friend wasn't on site but he had left it behind for me. I must have been looking like I was needing to measure something. I was called by another workman and my tape measure was handed to me. Sometimes when you begin to see the walls come up you can see how you might want something a little different. I only wanted to move three large windows all about 20cm in the same direction. Since our contractor wasn't on site I had to request that no further brick laying occurred on either the back or front of the house until Monday when I'd be back again to direct measurements.

I should have taken on a job that requires measuring things (I guess I have)....I really enjoy it. Whilst waiting for work to begin early one morning Andrew began measuring each persons height. Our masai guard is 7 foot tall. Andrew being 6 ft tall was the only one capable of measuring the masai.

The govt. continue to ration electricity and water. We've had no running water for most of the past week, and electrcity has gone off again since I've started writing this so am carefully keeping an eye on the level of battery I have left.

The buildings are now really happening quickly. This week coming will once again be filled with many things to do. Get a new PO Box in Bungoma, our soon to be new address, apply for electricity, begin digging the septic, planning the roof for the first home, completion of the cottage - plastering, flooring and then fittings. I'm exhausted before I begin but trust God will give me the strength required to complete what He has for me this week.

I've had the pleasure of meeting a man who really has a heart for the children of Kenya and particularly our area. He sits on the national board of Child Welfare, as the vice president. I went on some visits to some homes and a school with him and some Canadian visitors he was having. Some really interesting opportunities keep cropping up in amongst what I'm already doing. He is going to help us get everything in order for the registration of Robin's Nest. We need 20 children before this can happen but there is much to put in order before registration also. God knows our needs and continues to provide!

I continue to try and develop my kiswahili language skills. my time this past few weeks has limited me but I hope to continue to improve. I can understand and speak small, simple sentences. I've improved but have a long way to go.

Hopefully I'll post something again before too long. Thanks to those who follow this site, think of us and pray for us. You are appreciated!