Moved to Blue Waves

A couple of weeks ago I moved to Bungoma. Closer to the building site. The name of the area is 'Blue Waves' as it has a large motel called 'Blue Waves'. We actually live right behind the motel.

We being Darryn, Kevin, Godfrey and myself. Darryn is an Australian guy from Newcastle, visiting for 3 weeks to help with the project and to get some things ready for another 4 men arriving from Australia next week. Kevin is an 18yr old who also works on the property, washes the borrowed car, even if it is 10pm and helps to cook every second night. Godfrey is 26yrs and helps to care for the home where we are staying. He will be making gutters and charcoal ovens for us. He too cooks every second night with Kevin. I with Darryn's help cook on the alternate night. The boys are fun and very helpful. (oops! had a photo of the boys cooking but accidentally deleted it sorry)

Darryn is getting used to the crazy driving here. I've become quite confident on these pot hole filled roads and the driving antics of other drivers. Maybe it was the day of his arrival I was driving. There is often cars overtaking others or swerving potholes and therefore driving head on towards you. You must be alert at all times. As I was overtaking a very slow truck on a road wide enough for 4 lanes but no markings and two vehicles were approaching from the other direction Darryn calmly ask me "Are you sure you want to do this?" He later revealed that while calm on the outside he was not so on the inside. But it was all very sedate and no risk, maybe just not what would happen in Australia on our clearly marked roads. However he is now relaxed enough to fall alseep while I drive. (Or maybe this is to hide the fear factor?)

Blue Waves doesn't get running water to the homes for some reason so we buy it most days from a cart pulled by a donkey. Today it must have been very tired, or just feeling at home, as when it got to the back door it sat down. It is a very placid donkey.

I've been to Kisumu in the last few weeks to look at another school for the blind. The young girl Lydia will most likely go here rather than to the other school I visited simply because it is a little closer and transport a little easier. Things are a bit hectic here with all the building but we should be taking her to school next week.

Also traveling to Eldoret on a number of occasions picking up and dropping off people at the airport, to college and purchasing of materials for the project. Always something different happening.

Otherwise I'm well and continue to be excited about the progress of the land. The trusses for the roof began to go up yesterday and will be completed by tomorrow. Roofing iron next week. Still seems like a lot to happen before we can move in but we are getting closer.

Jotham (house dad) has been working hard on the site. He is our storeman and records all the materials coming and going. He also has been creating some great seed beds and is now transplanting the vegetables out. They are looking great! The climate here is almost perfect for growing crops. Hot and sunny through the day. Rain in the afternoon most days.

The days continue to go past quickly. Each day is filled with checking on the land, collecting materials, following things up, etc. However, no day seems to go as planned. We generally achieve what is most urgent and then slip in other things that come our way. Such as the other day. We had our plans and then along the way we are visiting a school to verify a school girl's story who came to us for help with school fees, we verified then discussed things with the grandmother who cares for her and then took them to the bank to clear the school fees so she would be allowed to return to school. Then an urgent call came from someone we know needing money for surgery, so we went looking for an office where we could transfer money over the phone. All these things are good, all these things take time, not planned but just as necessary.

I trust God to give us the time and energy to do what needs to be done at the right time, in the right manner, for the right people.

Thanks for staying connected with us. Hopefully I'll be able to add more things, more regularly.