July 1. Quite a busy morning. Got laundry ready to wash, and put a load in the machine shortly before Anna Jean came. Zephaniah was with her this morning. Made a small pot of tea for the first part of my breakfast. Then I sorted and washed greens so Anna Jean could cut them up later. Judy came to practice computer so while she was doing that and Anna Jean was hanging out clothes, Daddy and I took the camera and walked up the airstrip to where the men were cutting grass so we could get some pictures. We asked Judy to look after the door while we were gone. It felt good to get out there in the sunshine as the house was very cold, and the outside temperature when we got up was only 52º. It was still in the 50’s when we went up to the airstrip, but felt much warmer in the sunshine. Some of the men took pictures of us, too, with all the “boys” who had been cutting grass.* When we got back to the house, a young lady named Abigail was waiting outside with eggs to sell. We sent her around to the front door, and we went inside. In the house, Anna Jean was warming her hands by the wood stove. She let Abigail in and checked the eggs. The seven eggs were all good, and Abigail bought yarn with her K5. We learned that she is Murasoru’s youngest child. A few minutes later, Mata came with a nice bunch of bananas. Praise the Lord for answered prayer in sending us bananas. It has been a while since we have had bananas or popo. She also wanted yarn in exchange for the bananas. After she and Judy left, I had time to warm up a couple pancakes, eat my breakfast, and finish reading Jon 17. Anna Jean, in the meantime, had cut up the greens and started sweeping the floors. Little Zeph was down on the floor with the dustpan and brush, coming behind her to pick up the dirt she had swept up. When the sweeping was done, Anna Jean and Zeph had some coffee and cookies, and then she practiced keyboard and Zeph played with the plastic building bricks. I made the bed and took time for prayer. Daddy worked on getting and sending e-mails; After some time and many megabytes had passed, a couple e-mails finally came in, and the one I had written went out. Praise the Lord. The men finished the work on the airstrip and came down to the house to get water to drink. Then Wan came to see Daddy (Wan hadn’t been around for a while) and see what work Daddy had for him to do. Wan agreed to cut firewood tomorrow. The helicopter came to pick up Mera. He had stayed here for several days to rest. Apparently the campaigning was taking a lot out of him, and he appreciated the quiet, remote place to rest for a while. This afternoon, Wenke brought three popo. Praise the Lord for popo again. We have missed it. I washed one and was going to cut it up. Wiped out the washing machine first and went to hang the rag in the bathroom to dry. Whew! What is that awful smell? Oh, no! A dead rat. We haven’t had a dead rat in the house for a long time. Daddy and I pulled the bathtub out to see if it were under there, but no sign of it. Just an old rag and a small plastic bag. Can it be in the wall? We thought we had that wall secured, but it doesn’t smell like it. Nehemiah came by to get his phone, and he does not look good at all. Still has a bad headache. Said that the health workers told him he “just has a headache,” and that’s all they treated him for. However, he has had a severe headache for about a week now. It doesn’t seem like “just a headache.” No school this afternoon, as Ana went up the mountain to meet Nuanda. Miriam came by, too, with another popo, not as ripe so I put it away for a little later. Before supper, I got the pictures (taken this morning) transferred to the computer. Then got the biggest popo cut up, putting a little less than half into a container for myself, and the rest of it into a pan to make popo crisp for Daddy. July 2. Before bed last night, Daddy and I went out to look at the stars. The sky was so clear, and there were millions of stars and galaxies. A beautiful sight to remind us of the greatness of our God. Quite a busy day today. 52º this morning so I fixed some hot oat bran first to try to warm up my insides. In the meantime, Daddy got a fire going in the wood stove. I washed a popo to use for a popo pie later. After breakfast, quiet time, and making the bed, I finished coloring the picture I started last night. Then I read a chapter in I Samuel. Started working on the II Corinthians outline, but soon Wan and Topias came. The plan was for them to cut firewood, but first we gave them the job of finding the dead rat. It turned out to be quite a task. They had to open up the whole wall behind the bathtub. We thought we had secured that wall against rats getting in, but this creature found a way in somehow. At first they couldn’t find anything, and were just about to put the wall back together when Wan spotted the rat. Thank the Lord for helping them find it so we wouldn’t have to put up with the stench of a dead rat for a couple weeks. The rat was smack dab in the middle of the wall, on a cross pole. They got that smelly creature thrown out and then had to put the wall back together, clean up the mess on the floor, and put the bathtub back. By then it was already noon and a little after. Too late to cut firewood, but they offered to go ahead and cut a little bit anyway so we don’t run out; and they will come back Monday and cut more. By the time we had eaten dinner, it was time for nap. Was thankful for a good, uninterrupted nap today. This afternoon, I got the popo cut up and made the popo pie. It was done in time for dessert for supper. Even though we don’t have any lemons now, or cinnamon either, it still tasted good. I had mixed in some marmalade and added ginger and cloves. (Those are the only two sweet spices we have right now.) A young boy brought a few small tomatoes this morning so I washed and cut up a couple of those and also cut up the last cucumber. Daddy was talking with Tomas so I had time to spray the bottom of the bathtub with bleach solution and the rest of the tub with disinfectant before supper. Used a wet rag to wash down the sides and top edge around the tub, and then rinsed the whole tub with clean water. After supper, I swept the bathroom floor a little more, and after I finished washing dishes, I used the dish water to wash the floor. Apekio came shortly after I had started dishes. She had been looking at market for bananas for us for a couple weeks and hadn’t been able to find any. Now that we have already gotten bananas, she found some this afternoon. They are very, very ripe, however, so we’ll need to eat them up in a hurry. The ones Mata brought aren’t quite ready yet. Apekio was tired after a busy day so sat and rested a while and talked while I was finishing dishes. Then she left, and I dipped out the dish water into a small bucket and washed the bathroom floor by the tub. Soon the bath water was hot. I was very grateful for a bath as it had been a hot afternoon. By the time bath was done, it was snack time and then time for our devotions together. July 3. Praise the Lord for answered prayer in sending rain during the night and watering the dry earth. More rain is still needed to water the parched and thirsty ground. It was a joy to be able to call Christy and Connie this morning and talk with them for a little over an hour. Time just goes too fast. After that, we went outside a while to warm up in the sunshine. After coming back inside, I was encouraged by a short Bible study about encouragement. Computer time was spent working on the II Corinthians outline. Also colored some outreach pictures. This evening, we listened to a message from Dr. Childs on forgiveness, based on the book of Philemon. Then we sang some hymns together. “Blessed Redeemer” went well with the message.
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