Waiting

So here we sit in Africa waiting, waiting, waiting for the plumber to return. He entered our life a few weeks ago full of promise, we had high hopes that this would be the man to solve all of our water dilemmas. He left our house a week and a half ago saying he was just going to get some parts, that he would be right back. He rode away on his bicycle never to be heard from again. Maybe he is searching high and low for the valve that we so desperately need, but as the days go on I’m starting to doubt his dedication to the job. Maybe his bicycle got a flat and there he sits at home with a valve in hand and no way to deliver it. Without that one part we are at a stand still in our water project. So here we wait, dirty and thirsty wondering when our filter will work!
I started school on Monday and haven’t been able to blog about my experiences because my Internet never works. It’s probably for the best as I would have complained greatly about my lack of teaching skills. Today was a better day, and although I still feel overwhelmed I feel like I am making progress towards sanity. My kids are doing AWESOME, they are teaching me, “how to be a real teacher”, and they only sometimes get annoyed when I asked to be laid off. They haven’t promised any salary increases in the near future, but I am holding out for back and foot rubs every night. So far they aren’t giving in, but we are still in negotiations.
We had a movie night last night with pop corn, chocolate, and friends (it doesn’t get much better than that). It felt like we were at home and that’s always fun. It was raining so hard that at times we couldn’t even hear the movie. My kids are excited about the rain because they just planted a garden and want it to get watered. I don’t know much about farming, but I think that those poor seeds drowned last night. Everyday the kids go and look for any sign of life in their garden, a little green sprout would make their week.
Please pray for Beatrice, she is now in the hospital. We put her in today and are hoping that they will be able to figure out what is wrong with her. The doctor, we go to, said that it doesn’t look good (the blood tests), but we are praying for her, and hope she makes a full recovery.