June 21. Woke up to a very foggy morning, and it would be mid-morning before the fog would lift enough for a flight. After breakfast and quiet time, I busied myself at the computer for a while, spending more time getting Matthew set up for printing. When the computer battery ran low, I made the bed and did some other little jobs around the house while it was charging back up. Then I worked on Matthew some more until it ran low again. The plane came about that time (going on 11:30), and it was going on 12:00 before the plane left the ground here. I had forgotten all about the drum of diesel and the gas bottle that were to come in on the plane, until Amos knocked on the back door. He brought the gas bottle inside and got the key to the generator shed, and George and Topias rolled the drum of diesel down into the shed. Amos brought the key back, and George and Topias each got a Maggi (noodles) for their work. Then I warmed up lunch and ate, cleaned up the kitchen, and had a nap. This afternoon, I wrote an e-mail to Martha, and it sent right away and a few e-mails came in. Praise the Lord! While the computer was recharging, I cleaned Daddy’s wash basin, the bathroom sink and little shelves above the sink, and the toilet; and photo-copied a map page out of the history book. Answered the door a few times too—Timothy came to get his phone that he had forgotten for a couple days; Erovi came to get yarn for Elsa; Tonka came with a pumpkin and a very small, wilted bunch of pumpkin greens; Wenke came to get noodles; George came and said his wife wanted soap but he doesn’t have any more money so I gave him a bar of soap and a tract.. Right after supper, I turned on the computer to work more on Matthew before doing dishes so, after that, I could give the computer one more charge for the evening. Shortly after I got started, Bonita came to share some things with me. With what time was left on the computer after Bonita left, I worked more on Matthew. Then I put water on to heat for dishes. The dish water was just about hot when the computer battery ran low. I put the computer on to charge and started the dishes. Put bath water on to heat while I was washing dishes. By the time I finished bath, the computer was recharged and ready to use; and this evening, I finished getting Matthew ready to print. I’ll have to wait until Daddy gets home as I can’t run the laser printer on the inverter. It takes too much power. And I can’t connect it to this computer either. June 22. It was 6:15 when I woke up this morning. Hurried to get dressed as it was lotu morning. Another very foggy morning. It was well after 10:00 before the fog lifted; and even then, there were still lots of clouds. Praise the Lord for just enough sunshine and some wind to get most of the clothes dry that I hand-washed. Just had a few small items to hang in the bathroom. Not long after I got them in, the rain came. It was dark and dreary the rest of the afternoon and got dark early this evening. The evening brought even more rain. After making more salt water, emptying the filter pitcher and refilling it, unlocking the front doors, fixing a lemon-soda drink, and answering the door once, Daddy called. He had lots of things to talk about, including that he had forgotten to take adapters to be able to insert the American plugs into the power outlets at CRMF. By the time I finished my vitamin drink, people were starting to come for lotu. I made a small portion of oatmeal (enough for my breakfast) but only got to eat a few bites before lotu started. After lotu, I heated up the rest and ate it. After lotu, the pastors and deacons met to talk about some things. The other church folks were outside splitting and flattening bamboo to make a section of floor to replace the old floor mat that was taken up. Then the men came inside to weave and get it all put together. (See pictures) I moved a few more things around in the bedroom because Matthew said he was going to come and start putting up plywood later. Turned on the inverter to charge the computer. Strained and bottled the boiled water that Daddy didn’t get time to take care of before he left. Put a few eggs on to boil. Washed out a large bucket-full of clothes by hand and hung them out. It was going on 11:00 before I finally got to sit down at the computer. Even though I finished setting up Matthew last night, I wanted to look through it and make sure everything was done well. It was quite late morning before Matthew finally came to work. Misaina was a big help to him. He got plywood up on a big portion of the east wall, and it was after 3:30 before he and Misaina finally left. The men working on the meeting room floor had only left about a half hour before that. While they were working, I wrote a couple e-mails and tried to send them, but the weather had gotten too bad by then, I guess. Got a connection a couple times, but it didn’t stay connected long enough to send even a couple short e-mails. By the time Matthew and Misaina left, I was very tired, and was hungry too. Cut up some popo and enjoyed that with a few dates and a little cream. Then I lay down for a late afternoon nap. “To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.” Psalm 39:1 How easy it is to sin with our tongue. It is an unruly evil. May our resolve be like that of the Psalmist David.
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