September 30. Another very hot, dry day, a picture of the spiritual drought among which we dwell. I pray often for rain, but how I pray for showers of blessing, for false teaching to be revealed, and for barren souls to drink of the water of life, and new life to spring forth within their thirsty hearts. The morning didn’t go according to my plans, but we had some profitable conversations with neighbors. Anna Jean came early to work, and Zephy followed along behind. I’m happy to see him spending more time with his mama. Anna Jean did the laundry, swept the floors, and peeled and cut up carrots. Then they had a cup of coffee and some crackers. While Anna Jean was working, I was making my breakfast — tea and apple pancakes with mixed fruit syrup and yogurt. I was thankful I had made the yogurt before we went to town. After breakfast, I started putting a clean sheet on the bed, until I heard Apekio talking with Daddy. Apekio had come to see what we need from market. I went out to the other room to greet her and talk a bit, and the conversation turned to other things including the great spiritual need of the people in Owena, especially the young men who know not what to do with their lives other than drink, play cards, and do drugs. Before Apekio left, I shared a Bible verse for the day. Then she asked me to write out Galatians 5:22 and 23 for her so she can memorize those verses. Anna Jean stayed the rest of the morning and practiced keyboard, and Zephy played with the building blocks. Late morning, Amos came along, and he sat and talked with us for quite a while. By the time Amos left, it was time for me to start dinner. Started the carrots cooking. Put on a pot of water for spaghetti. Cut up some garlic and browned the meat for the spaghetti sauce, and then added the bottle of pasta sauce. It took a while to clean up after dinner; and, by that time, I was very grateful for a nap. This afternoon and evening, I wrote more of the English Primer called “Outside the Garden” and finished that after our devotions together. Now I need to find pictures to go with the story. October 1. Wan and Amos came in the early part of the morning to help Daddy put together the antenna he had gotten from MAFTech to try and see if it will help us get better reception with e-mail. They worked until about 11:00 and got it together to where they now have to get up on the roof and get it fastened together up there and fastened to the roof. They plan to do that next step on Monday. Today was another very windy, hot, dry day. Food is getting more and more scarce. We are told that the greens gardens have been used up so about the only veggie left is pumpkin. Maybe the people have corn, I don’t know. We don’t eat their corn — it is too tough and not too tasty. We could put up with the taste if the corn weren’t so tough; but, as it is, it is too hard to chew and digest. Since the ground is too hard for digging and planting, it is hard to know when a new crop of food will be available. I guess the hot weather makes me feel like sleeping because I take such long naps at the hottest part of the day. It was 3:30 before I got up this afternoon (a two-hour nap); and not long after that, I had to get busy in the kitchen making tortillas which I forgot to make yesterday. Was thankful for the Lord’s help in finding pictures for English Bible Primer #9 and then proofreading it. Now the set of first grade Bible primers is complete.
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