Today we had another busy day.\u00a0 Lorraine did some laundry and then we went to town.\u00a0 We stopped at the office to take care of some things and then went to Ruth Crowie to pick up some things she wanted to send to her daughter in America. Her daughter married an American and now lives in Ohio. We had tea with Mrs. Crowie and Jillian Zwane came to have a time of prayer with Mrs. C.\u00a0 We had a nice time visiting with both of them.\u00a0 When we were ready to leave, Ruth Crowie brought out two scarves she had knitted and gave us each one.\u00a0 They are beautiful.\u00a0 She said that she made E1,000 last winter selling them. Today, that is only about $100. I think it was probably more last winter.\u00a0 She does beautiful work.<\/p>\n
We went to\u00a0the grocery store and I bought some candy for the grandkids. It is different from American candy. Some think it is better.\u00a0 I can’t say if it is or not.<\/p>\n
After the grocery store we went to the office where Lorraine did some work and I worked on the blog and read some e-mails.\u00a0 It was nice to use the office computer. It was much faster and the print is bigger so I can read it easier \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
This afternoon I saw one of those beautiful birds again, the purple-crested turaco.\u00a0 It was up in the tree and flew down to drink and then flew off.\u00a0 It is a beautiful bird.\u00a0 The birds sing constantly here.\u00a0 All kinds of bird songs and birds.\u00a0 Blue birds of some kind, birds with lots of colors, big birds, little birds, there are so many and their songs are so different from our birds.\u00a0 After the rain yesterday, the frogs also started singing. They sound pretty much like all frogs.<\/p>\n
Tonight we are having pot luck dinner with the Schillers. They are a German couple with Trans World Radio. They have three young children.\u00a0 It will be fun to have the kids around.\u00a0 We haven’t seen too many young children while we have been here, not even in church.<\/p>\n
There are a lot of children in this country.\u00a0 Many of them have no parents because of HIV\/AIDS.\u00a0 There are orphanages everywhere. Pray for the churches and others\u00a0that they will be brave and speak out against this life style that brings so much suffering. Pray for those who have lost family members and are losing family members.\u00a0 It is becoming so common, that they can’t morn any more. It is a way of life to bury someone they love. Pray for the children and the grandparents and others who care for these orphans.<\/p>\n
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