Burnells arrive
26.07.2010
Just a quick one, (well, as quick as the internet lets us upload pics..) we've had a busy few weeks with our friends from Edinburgh, Jordan and Helen, and were sad to see them leave. 
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The Burnells arrived a few hours later though, so it was a quick turnaround with visitors. We threw my parents in the deep end with a motorbike ride to REAP staff, Rosalia's rural church, my mum had to prepare a last minute talk using the puppets she'd brought, and my dad was asked to lead prayer ministry. The puppet show of the 'Prodigal Son' went down very well. We were invited back to a lady's home for lunch and the family tried the Kenyan dish of ugali.
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Other than that it's been all hands on deck as we prepare for the annual agricultural show tomorrow- one of REAPs highlights for the year. The staff were all working at the showground 'til late tonight as the painter who had been employed to freshen up the REAP stand had agreed to paint 3 stalls on the same day, so he arrived at 7pm to paint the letters on the building when it was already dark. He tried to paint them in the headlights of the car, but I think he will need to finish it tomorrow morning before the judges arrive. GRR.
Another ongoing frustration is lack of running water, which becomes even more stressful when we have visitors. My dad, who spent years researching water leackage, is in his element though as he tries to work out ways to be more efficient with the water we do have, like half filling the toilet cisterns and not washing...
Posted by africraigs 12:23
