HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! WE LOVE YOU!
Then it was time for the traditional watering of the
birthday persons. Everyone fills a cup
or bucket with water and they pour water on the birthday person. It was fun getting to experience this first
hand after seeing pictures of this for so long.
Abby dumped water in Caedmon, Cambree, and Cason’s absence!
After the party was finished, Niki had to look at Ben’s foot
again, and clean it again and re-bandage.
There was time for a quick nap until Kids Club. There were about 127 kids that came. Kids Club usually begins around 3pm and ends
around 6pm. First, we let the kids have
free play time, which is usually kickball game, football (soccer), Frisbee,
jump rope, parachute game, and just hanging out with the kids. Then, we gather them together around 4:00 for
the Bible lesson. Today Debbie led the
lesson time, and she did a little game as an icebreaker, and then she did
reviewing with them over what they have been learning the last few weeks. They talked about the Gospel story, and then
several children recited the books of the New Testament. Once Bible lesson time was finished, Ricky
and I helped get the kids to line up for washing hands. The New Day kids really help out with this
ministry! So the kids wash their hands
and then proceed to fix their plate with food that our church ladies have
prepared – nshima, beans, cabbage. Then
they all sit on tarps which have been spread out on the ground, and they eat
their meal. After they have finished
eating, each child must bring their plate to the washing station, and once they
have washed their plate they can receive a cup of water. Most of them want lots of water so they
continue waiting in line (sort of) for a refill (or more). Once everyone has finished, the New Day kids
help us with clean-up and washing the dishes and putting everything away.
It has been a long day, and the temperature was over 100
degrees (maybe 104?) today, and so we are exhausted from the heat. Tonight’s dinner was made-up from leftovers –
dough for rolls, lunch meat, cheese, onions, broccoli, mushrooms – so I sautéed
all the veggies with garlic, and then rolled out the dough and made a calzone
of sorts minus the tomato sauce (cause I didn’t have any), and then baked them
– more like a hot-pocket snack. After
dinner, Niki went back to check on Ben’s foot once he was finished with his
bath. He wanted to remove the stitch,
but it was hurting too much, so we left it open to heal during the night.
Tonight we picked out a DVD movie to watch – Nights in
Rodanthe – one of our favorites that we saw in South Africa when it came out in
the theater.
Sunday, September 15 – At 7:30am our power went off. Luckily we had already made the coffee, so we
just made our breakfast of eggs, bacon, toast (using a gas stove has its
advantages). There was still hot water
so we were able to take baths before church.
Mulenga led the Bible study time, and Ricky preached on the story of
Nicodemus (John 3:1-5).
After church, Niki checked on Ben‘s foot, and the stitch was
gone! He told that Muchoni had
pulled it out late last night. So, the
swelling was still there, so we are sending him to the clinic for them to check
for infection.
At 2pm, we went over to the Wilcoxes for team prayer
time. The 5 of us were on our knees
praying for several requests:
* vehicles - it seems we always have at least one broken vehicle. Currently the Ford Everest is in the shop in Lusaka for transmission and rear end problems. The van that we use at new day is having issues as well with starting / acceleration. We are thankful that our large bus is working. And the cantor truck has some oil leak issues but its running. New Day has the funds to purchase a brand new Toyota hilux 4-door truck, however, the government is wanting us to pay taxes and duty. We are asking Gods help in showing mercy upon those in higher government positions that will grant us duty free tax.
*fires - it is the time of year when the villages begin burning the fields in order to kill the tall dead grass before the rainy season. There are fires being burned all around our homes, and the wind is very dangerous. We ask The Lord to protect us and our homes from the fires around us.
*sickness & injury - the measles are making their way through our children. We ask a special prayer for those infected. We've also had several children injured in the last couple of weeks: Ben had stitches in his foot where he stepped on a stick, and it looks to be infected; Mweene fell off top bunk and hurt his forehead and jaw. He seems to be doing a little better but still swollen; and our son, Coby, broke his wrist at school playing basketball.
About 4:30pm the power finally came back on, just in time
for me to bake the enchiladas for our “Mexican” themed American night. Each Sunday night, the Americans get together
for a meal and fellowship. Laurie
brought taco salad, Debbie brought salsa and jalapenos, and Diana brought
beans. Oh, and Ricky and I made homemade
tortilla chips! Once everyone got to the
house at 6:30pm, the power went off again.
We gathered all the candles so we could see to fix our plates, and then
the power came back on – and then went back off – and then came back on. It finally stayed on so we could finish our
meal, and then we played cards – Baptist Poker!
Ricky won the first round (again!) and Diana won the 2nd
round.
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