October 12. It has been a very different sort of day. The weather was very pleasant, and the day warmed up quickly. George came early to cut firewood. “M” came twice to try to convince Daddy to give him what he wants. He will not leave us alone, and says we need to get together and talk so that we can become of one mind. What he means by that is so that Daddy and I can be of the same mind that he is. Daddy brought that up to him, and he did not deny it. That is his whole plan—to get us to agree to give him whatever he wants. He just wearies us with his much talking. (I can't share the details here, but please be much in prayer regarding this situation. Thanks!) The students all came to school, and we were happy to see them. They are a bright spot in our day. About an hour and a half, however, was spent just sharing burdens and discussing how the Devil is coming at us from every angle and hindering the progress of the missionary training program. There is the problem with GBC, particularly “M”. Mike and Dallas both have illnesses that weaken their bodies. Mike and Dallas’s are also facing other trials in their lives. The work on the house was left unfinished and the property in a mess. We hadn’t had any water for three days. We also talked about the coming elections in the US and the awful spiritual condition of our country. We talked about having LIBC help with some of the work that needs to be done on the house, and much of it has needed it for some time. In the end, here is what the men decided. They want to do the work that needs to be done, and they want this to be a part of their training and want us to teach them things they don’t know (well, there’s a lot we don’t know too). So they would like to work mornings and have school from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. as long as needed. After some discussion on that proposition, we agreed to that. So after some time spent in prayer, the men went to work on their first task—cleaning out the water pipe so the water would flow freely again. They had to dig up the pipeline that was about a foot underground between the top of the airstrip and the middle where it joins just before turning to come to our house. They didn’t dig out the whole things, but certain spots so they could keep checking the progress of their work. They took a long thin piece of bamboo and kept shoving it into the pipe until they were able to push out all the dirt that was clogging up the pipeline. Then at the places where they had cut the pipe, they took strands of rubber from an old inner tube and fastened the pipe back together before putting it back underground. It took about three and a half hours to finish the job. We are so thankful for fresh, running water again. Before Mike went up to help, he cut some grass on top of the knoll behind the house so the ladies could clean out the ditch there. They also cleaned out the one down below it. After that they were ready for a rest and something to eat before coming back to school at 3:00. After our discussion this morning, I understood why the Lord didn’t allow the e-mail with updates go out yesterday. I felt very strongly that we should share with people how the enemy seems to be attacking the work here so that they can be in fervent prayer for us to stand strong in the Lord. Daddy agreed so I sat down to rewrite the update and soon had a new one ready. This afternoon, I had a new e-mail ready to go to C&C with the new updates attached. Also wrote another email. Daddy was able to send both of those right out late this afternoon. Praise the Lord! This afternoon, I also got journal notes together and ready to send to Christy and Connie, paid George for his work since Daddy was in class, made egg salad for our supper sandwiches, ate half my supper before teaching my class and the rest afterward, took the garbage out, washed the dishes. Am I tired tonight? Yes! Everyone else was tired too. We’re thankful that we can find our strength in the Lord. This evening, Nuanda sent a text (he is in town) to see how we are doing and if the men finished the work on the house. Also Wenera called this evening and talked for about a half hour. He seemed like he was hungry for fellowship. We praise the Lord that he is growing spiritually and striving to serve the Lord. He needs much prayer to remain strong.in a wicked world. October 13. A very clear night and 53º this morning with clear blue skies. Looks like we are back to some dry season weather for a few days. The day warmed up quickly and got quite warm before noon. Judy came early this morning and filled up the washing machine so she can wash clothes tomorrow morning. Taqita came and peeled potatoes for me—the were so small it would have taken me forever. Amos and Mike came early and started work on the front veranda, and Dallas joined them a little bit later. The wives prepared food for the men to eat about mid-morning. Then they came back and worked until close to 1:00. They got quite a bit done and will work on it again tomorrow if they have time after lotu. After my quiet time, I got an e-mail ready to go to C&C with updates for e-mailing. Then I was hungry and remembered I had only had a smoothie for breakfast so warmed up a couple banana muffins to eat. Then I fixed up some photos that I had transferred to the computer several days ago. Diced up all the little potatoes and put them in some water in the big pressure cooker. Peeled and diced up carrots. Cut up a few small onions. Added lentils, butter, chicken bouillon. Diced up the chicken fillet, browned it in some oil and added it to the pot. Added seasonings, carrot powder, moringa leaf powder, and more water. And at last at 11:30, I got the soup on to boil. It took twenty-five minutes to get up to pressure, and since everything had been cut up small, I only pressured it for five minutes. Then I let it cool down a bit before letting the pressure down so we could eat dinner. It was hot in the kitchen at noon, but I still enjoyed the soup. After nap, there was time for a drink and fruit snack before the students came for school. Besides teaching culture class, I worked on the elder-deacon lessons. Daddy had his supper while I was teaching, and I had mine afterward. Later I got the journal notes into an e-mail to be sent to C&C. Philemon came while I was teaching and paid the rest of the money to buy the freezer. Tomas and Titus were with him to carry it back to his house. Philemon wants to buy lamb flaps and sell them.
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