Most of the roof is on the house-couple more days and it should be done-trim work, end walls and all. Brian is really not happy with how things have turned out-as I said, he figured he’d have the roof up by now and working on the ceiling. But, what do you do? You just keep going!! At this point, the ceiling won’t get all done before they leave-they will probably just work to get a few of the bedrooms all done and we will finish when we get there. It is frustrating for him as well that now everyone is so fussy about how the house gets done. Before, they just threw the roof up to get done, then let them know he wasn’t happy about it. Now, when Brian says good enough, they say no-no, they can get it better. If they would have done it right the first time-that would have been better! They have been working long hours, and he is working them hard. It will be good to get the roof up-then I told him he better give them an afternoon to rest or something!
Anyway it goes, there will still be a lot of work when we get there. The house will be livable, but that’s about it. Only one of the bathrooms will get done before we go, and we’ll only have cold water until he figures out how to hook up the hot (we’ll have a tank outside that will be heated by the sun’s rays pretty much). The first month or two will be working on the house, and then getting ready for a team that is coming in January to work on the library they are building.
Saturday was the Fall Festival. Brian greeted the Chief and introduced his dad to him. The Chief seemed to remember him from this summer, and introducing your father is always a big deal too. Brian & Wendell got to eat cow intestines with the Chief. Yum! If it’s anything like eating goat intestines, they were being honored by getting some of that. They brought gifts to the Chief-sugar, salt, a sleeping bag. Apparently the Chief does not earn any money through the year. He lives off the gifts of his people, who are to take care of him. Brian said the day reminded him of a county fair-there were speeches, dancing, demonstrations, and lots of politics.
Brian also spent time talking to the Chongwe block man. He and Brian got along well all summer; he is proud of the fact that he supplied the block for our house. He gave both Wendell & Bri big hugs when he say them, and thanked Wendell for the sacrifice of his son.
I think Brian was going to buy three charcoal cookers today for us to use.
Wendell said he was getting sunburnt and Brian said he got it yesterday too-working on a steel when you are closer to the sun period-surprised it didn’t happen sooner! Yes, he has sunscreen, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he is using it! He says it is odd-it’s hot but there is always a cool breeze, so you don’t really sweat.
Brian also got to preach on Sunday-found out Saturday night. As our missions chair says, always have a sermon in your bible! He preached on Matthew 19:27-30
He is feeling better, but his feet and legs are achy from being on the roof so long, climbing up and down scaffolding, etc.
Please pray for Lexon’s wife and kids-they all have malaria. They went into the clinic, but they didn’t have any meds for them that day.
It sounds like they will go into town at the end of the week to get some more lumbar, glass for
the windows, and propane.
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