The following are journal notes again, going way back to September. :-) September 7. The Lord sent us a good amount of rain throughout the night, the most that we’ve had in a while. The morning has been quite damp and foggy. And it was wash day. Judy came at 7:00 to wash clothes. The world was still enshrouded with fog when she finished washing them, but we had her hang them out anyway. It looked like the fog would eventually lift and the sun would shine. When she was done with laundry, we had computer class. It had been several weeks since she’d used the keyboard so she needed some practice. Mike came along to put the recliner together, but Nehemiah had already done that yesterday. He did put the handle on the new rake, however. Daddy showed him how to use the power drill. Then he also put the longer part of the broken handle on the old rake that had the shorter part of the broken handle. Mike said that Dallas was making a mumu* and paying for his bride today. Late morning, we brought the clothes in. Most of them were dry, and the rest we hung in the house because it looked like it might rain soon. (It didn’t.) My computer project today was to get a school certificate made up for the four students who had done 9th and 10th grade. Mike’s is ready, and the grades are all averaged for Dallas. However, I still need Judy’s and Anna Jean’s 9th grade report cards as I can’t find the record of their grades for that year to average with the averages for grade ten. *Mumu -- meat and vegetables roasted slowly for several hours in a ground oven. This type of meal preparation is often used for feasts. Food cooked in this way is very delicious! September 8. Back to dry season weather. The village is pretty quiet as most of the men are up working on the road. Yes, the inevitable is finally coming to pass after many years of talk. The people have been cutting down the trees in the forest areas, and the bulldozers are coming behind to clear everything away and prepare the road. They are currently working on the section that goes to Aziana; and after that, they will work their way from the top of the mountain down to our doorstep (almost). They say the road will end at the top of the airstrip. This will help the people to sell their coffee without having to lose so much on plane fares, and it will give them easier access to town. However, it will also give them easier access to bringing liquor in, and will likely result in more crime. There has already been an increase in drunkenness and crime as the present road is only an hour and a half away. (alcohol cannot be flown in on the airplane, so it was actually an advantage not to have a road.) It was refreshing to get out for a walk this morning. We walked part way up the airstrip as I need to try to get back in shape before our next trip to town. Printed Mike’s and Dallas’s school certificates this morning. This afternoon, Judy brought her 9th grade report card which she finally found inside one of her books so now I can get hers done. Also finished setting up Philippians and started on Colossians. Had a busy hour plus in the kitchen before dinner, making some soft tortillas to use for sloppy joes and then preparing spaghetti and meat sauce for our dinner. There was leftover pumpkin for veggie. Right after dinner, Daddy was finally able to get an e-mail connection, using the mobile wi-fi (portable wireless router), and we received three e-mails and sent out two. There is one more in the outbox, but the money ran low. It looks like the old modem is no longer going to work. It stopped sending some time ago, and now it has stopped receiving. Spent another hour in the kitchen this afternoon, making popo crisp with a very ripe popo, slicing up rolls for Daddy to use for sandwiches, and slicing up a fresh tomato. Had a very short sit-down time after supper and then it was back to the kitchen to wash dishes. This evening, I got Judy’s school certificate ready and printed it, finished setting up Colossians, made corrections in I Thessalonians through Hebrews, and got Pidgin I Thessalonians set up in the print file, ready to edit (the setup). Will get the English put in tomorrow, Lord willing.
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