Views from the TOP

Raising a Pole

One morning this last week, we had the task of putting up a power pole on the property.  No, I don’t work for the power company, but around here you put up your own poles and can even run your own wire if you think you know what you’re doing. Ha Ha!  I was just in charge of making sure this pole got up and was straight.  Yes, there is no power company truck to dig the hole or to lift the pole.  The hole was dug by hand, the pole cut off property by ax, and lifted in air by 13 Zambians and 1 Redneck from South Carolina. It is amazing what can be done even without technology.

Check out the water tower in the background of this picture. That's where Ricky goes to watch sunsets and take pictures that you will see below.

Water Tower

These are a few pictures of the orphanage from up high on the water tower.  I like to climb up here to get a spectacular view of everything. You can see for miles.  Sunsets and Sunrises are beautiful from here.

The garden (on right) surrounded by grass fence

Where we live... The red roof on the far left? that's our house; the silver roof behind ours where the bus is parked? that's the Tidwells; the plot on the right where it looks like a big square with divisions? that's the new Guesthouse being built; the house with tin roof behind the GH? that's the Matthew's house (or otherwise known as volunteer housing); and you can't really see it, but the last house behind the Matthew's house? that's the Wilcoxes.

this is the view of the main road from our houses to the orphanage

on the far left is the Library and computer building; on the right is the School (4 rooms currently)

Satan at Work

It is amazing all the negative things that have been happening around the orphanage the last few weeks, but its more amazing what good things have come out of the negative.  I can’t even tell you a lot of the negative things on here just because it would not be proper to do so.  When I’m back in the States if you want to ask me, I will be glad to tell you.  They are some great stories of how Satan attacks, but how we have held strong and won the battle.  How do I know we have won?  We had 7 adults accept Christ in 24 hours!!!  Fourteen in a new believers class after just horrible things going on in the community.  Keep praying for us as the evil one does not like what we are doing.  We know we are doing right because he is attacking.  Let that be a lesson. If he is attacking, that probably means you're on the right road.  If everything is comfortable, you might want to look at where your life is.