July 31. It has been a very rainy day; damp and cool, and Daddy kept the home fires burning on into the evening. We are so thankful that the Lord provided for us to get home yesterday. Amos preached in lotu this morning, from John chapter 15, and then a few related verses from I John, talking about how we must abide in the vine (Christ) and Christ in us so that we can walk as He walked, love as He loved, show mercy and grace toward others as He showed mercy and grace toward others, and live righteously as He lived righteously. In spite of the rain, there was a good number of people present. We all stood around for a long time afterward talking about things that have been going on here in our absence and how God worked in our own lives and the events that took place during our wanderings. The school students discussed when to start school again and decided on Monday. After everyone left, Daddy turned on the generator for an hour. I took advantage of the time to make corrections in the Hebrew file in the ACER from the checking we have done since my computer went kaput. Afterward, I peeled and cut up frozen carrots (BRRR!) to cook for our dinner. (They got frozen in the little fridge we had them in at Ukarampa guest house.) I was going to start putting together ingredients for soup too, but was having a hard time being on my feet any longer since we had stood around so long after lotu. There was leftover rice and chicken from Goroka (which we kept in the freezer at Aiyura hangar). I skinned and cut up two of the frozen tomatoes (had been kept in same fridge as carrots), added some salt and pepper and other spices, and made a sauce to go on the chicken. Tasty dinner! After nap, I washed my hair. Then Daddy and I finished checking Hebrews 11 and started on chapter 12. This evening, there were a few dishes to do from yesterday (didn’t do them last night because there were only a handful) plus today’s dishes. Then, chilly or not, I had a bath. This evening, I made corrections in the computer for the portions of Hebrews we had worked on today and finished getting the past week’s journal notes copied from the notebook into the computer file. Praise the Lord that is done. Maybe tomorrow, I can work on journal notes to send to Connie. And whenever we have a nice day, we can try to send e-mail. August 1. Another very cool and rainy day. Daddy only kept the fire going half the day though because we are just about out of firewood, and he wanted to save enough for tomorrow morning. After breakfast and quiet time this morning, I started getting ingredients together for soup—onions, lentils, mushrooms, chicken flavor, butter. Then I washed kaukau to cut up into the pot later. Took a sit down break and was going to get journal notes ready to send to Connie, but didn’t know what I sent last, and I must not have copied the file onto the flash drive. Decided to open the Lenovo to see if I cold get the journal notes, but there is nothing on the Lenovo at all. So I wrote an e-mail to Connie to ask her what the dates are on the notes I sent last. Then I started writing notes about our July adventures in trusting the Lord. Daddy wanted me to help hold the pump for the diesel while he pumped so the pump wouldn’t jump out of the container, and I wanted to burn trash so figured that would be a good chance to get outside while it wasn’t raining. Gathered up all the trash and put it on the back porch along with the matches. Then put my outdoor shoes on, because it is very muddy out, and went down to the generator shed with Daddy. I held the pump for just a minute or two, but the diesel smell was too strong for me, and it made my eyes burn too. But I had held it long enough for Daddy to get the pumping started. Then he could pump slowly, and it wouldn’t jump out. While he finished that, I went and got the trash and matches and brought it out to burn. Stayed outside until most of it had burned up. Was thankful for a little bit of outdoor air. After coming back in, I got the kaukau peeled and cut up into the pressure cooker, and then peeled and cut up carrots. Added herbs and spices and set the pot on the wood stove to start heating. At dinner time, I transferred it to the gas stove so it could get up to pressure. Also warmed up dinner—the rest of the chicken and rice, along with some of the carrots that I had cooked yesterday. After nap, Daddy and I finished checking Hebrews 11 and started on chapter 12. Then I got some review math problems written on the chalkboard for Monday. Then we finished chapter 12 and started on 13. Praise the Lord for His much needed help in checking translation. After Daddy turned the generator on this evening, I pureed the soup, and then I did the dishes. Afterward I wrote in journal, made corrections in the Hebrews file, worked again on notes about our adventures.
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