April 1. Another very chilly overcast day. A good day for keeping the wood stove going. Anna Jean came early to do laundry. It rained once lightly while things were hanging out, but a good portion of the clothes still got dry before the next rain came along a little after mid-morning. We hurried and brought the dry things in and left the wet things hanging out in the rain. Later (when it wasn’t raining), we brought them inside and hung them in the schoolroom. I had Anna Jean cut up veggies again today, and we threw them all together into the large pressure cooker to make soup for dinner. I was busy working on the progress report this morning and almost forgot about browning some mince and pureeing the soup so dinner was a little bit late. But the soup tasted really good and was the perfect meal for a cool, rainy day. April 2. The weather pattern continues the same as it has been the past couple days. It was a good day for the wood stove again and a good day for cooking. In the morning, I made my pancakes and added grated apple, almonds, and molasses. Savored a couple of those for breakfast. I was out of tortillas so busied myself making those before supper. After breakfast and quiet time, I wrote an e-mail to Ellen with anniversary wishes for her and Mel. Then I continued working on the progress report. Late morning, Amos and Wan came and worked on the schoolroom. In a couple hours’ time, they got one piece of plywood put up and one ooqdi* border on the side of the door. Nuanda wasn’t able to come because he was wanted to help install the solar power for the health center. MAF brought in the equipment and workers yesterday. Anna Jean came this morning, too, and worked in the flower garden for a while. Daddy received a missed call to call Mike so I was on call to supply tools that Amos and Wan needed while Daddy was talking to Mike. Daddy had time left on the phone so he called Nehemiah too. Praise the Lord, Nehemiah is doing better, but the people have told him it would be better for him not to come back to the mainland right now. This is the time of year when the sea is tempestuous, and it is not safe for him to travel across. Also Pastor Holmes is there and will be distributing the Bibles that BIMI has provided for the schools. Nehemiah will be helping him with that ministry. I was thankful for the Lord’s help in finishing the progress report by midday. Daddy proofread it before nap, and I proofread it again afterward. I warmed up my soup for my dinner at noon as I hadn’t eaten since breakfast. Daddy didn’t eat dinner until around 1:00 after Amos and Wan left. Late afternoon Judy came and started cutting the grass inside the fence as it is getting quite high. She will finish it on Monday. *Ooqdi – a nice, strong wood for building things April 3. Made pancakes for Daddy for his breakfast and warmed up a couple of mine for myself. Had quiet time. Took the hem down on a pair of Daddy’s trousers so I can shorten them. Daddy turned the water off and added glue to the pipe to see if we could slow down the leaks. It has to be off for 24 hours for the glue to dry properly. After a bit, we noticed there were little bubbles in the glue — not a good sign. The glue would probably not hold. The bubbles were filled with water. Even though the line was shut off tightly, water was still seeping through. The pipes are probably worn at the shut-off valve. Daddy and I went out for a short stretch in the sunshine. There was still a chilly breeze blowing so we did not stay out long. We are thankful for more pleasant weather this morning and that we did not have to have a fire in the wood stove. After we came inside, I had a light snack and spent a little time in Bible study in Joshua. Most of my computer time today was spent on the study of Revelation chapter 18. I worked a little bit this evening on writing Bible primer #4. I also wrote an e-mail to Pastor Ogle and sent him the March progress report, colored another picture for outreach class, cut Daddy’s hair, and cut up rolls into bread slices. This evening we listened to a very heart-searching sermon from Philippians 2:17-21, entitled A Coworker Who Cares, by Dr. Rick Flanders. We had just barely gotten started listening when Wenera sent a missed call so we paused the sermon and Daddy called Wenera. Praise the Lord for His answering prayer and for providing another house for Mike and family. While there was still time on the phone, Daddy called David too. When the phone calls were done, we finished listening to the sermon. Then we prayed and got ready to go to bed. It was too late to sing.
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