October News - Karen's Visit

During October, I (Karen) had the chance to visit the boys and spend some time with Pastor Daniel and his family. It was great to see the boys well settled into the Home and everything going well at their new schools. Unfortunately the delay of the monsoon meant only one field of corn and a few banana trees had been planted. Many farms in the area hadn't been able to plant any crops due to the lack of water, but thanks to a donation from one of Geoff's cousins, we were able to sink an irrigation bore during my visit. The new bore and and irrigation system will ensure crops can be planted and watered all year round. I've posted some photos below taken during my visit.



Some of the boys enjoying breakfast in the dining hall.



Morning study time.



Washing clothes.



The partially constructed cow shed.



We now have 5 goats, 3 chickens, 3 turkeys, 5 peahens and 2 dogs.



Getting ready to drill for water.



Water was struck at 85ft but drilling continued to 300ft.



A submersible pump was positioned at 270ft.



Thanks to a donation from the King Small Group at KBC, we took the boys to the Water Park as a treat.



The boys had never done anything like this before, and they had a great time.



Karen trying to keep out of the sun.



Israel, Matthew and the boys at the Water Park.



Beulah giving the Year 9 boys a Maths lesson.



Karen and the boys at the front of Pastor Daniel's Church
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You can see from this picture how dry everything was. The green bits are our field of corn and grass for the goats.



We attended a special meeting and served lunch to a group of blind people.



50 blind people came from surrounding villages.



We also presented them with gifts of new clothes.



The boys with some gifts from Australia. Toothbrushes, textas and bookmarks.