Here in Rundu today we are praising God for answering your prayers! Last night as I was praying I prayed the first part of Psalm 143:8 "Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love (for Dophelia) for I have put my trust in You". What a mighty God we have! We had a little spittle of rain in the early part of the morning, but it was while we were making the structure for the walls so it didn't hurt anything and it didn't even last for 5 minutes! Hurray!! After that the sky was cloudy but it served to keep the sun from beating down on our poor white skin so we were quite happy!
Our day started at 5:20 as we were told we had to be at Zeca's house at 6. Most of you know I don't do mornings well so I tried to stay quiet until I actually woke up! Once all the men who were helping us arrived, we left for Kaisosi. All of the men who helped us were from the Ndama church that I attend. It was incredible to see them working so hard for a little girl that they didn't even know!
When we arrived we had to go and collect the posts and sticks that had been purchased. Then the men got to work making the roof and placing the corner beams. From there us Shirumbus only did what we could, which wasn't all that much. They use old tire tread to tie the sticks to the corner posts to create the wall structure, so I got to work on tearing them into small enough pieces to be able to use. They even let me have a knife! :-) While I was doing that we decided that since we didn't have a truck to haul the clay for the walls, that we would turn my back seat into a dirt hauling machine! With the use of a few tarps we secured the back as best we could, and Sabrina and Daryl with Zeca and some of the other guys went to load the clay. It was really funny to see my car full of dirt!!! Sabrina was disappointed that she couldn't work harder... she shoveled for a while but she ended up with blisters on every finger.... Her poor massage therapist hands are strong but have very soft skin!
Though we helped where we could, all the actual mudding was done by our African friends. They were absolutely experts at it! They were fast and absolutely amazing! I have loaded pictures onto facebook already. The internet is slow today so I have only added a few pics... more will come! Click here to see the day's events. (then click again tomorrow to see more! :))
After everything was finished we were invited to Zeca's house where he was cooking a traditional mean of pap with relish (that's what they call the soup/sauce that they eat it with, it's anything from actual soup to vegetables to chicken or mean). We enjoyed eating traditional style where they put the food in the middle of the circle and everyone just eats with their hands from the bowls until the food is finished. It was really great to spend time thanking these men for all of their hard work.
Please pray that the rain will hold out tonight and tomorrow as well so that the mud can dry. Also, they said Dophelia can't sleep in it for two nights so she has two more nights of sleeping outdoors... Please pray for her protection. Today was the first time I have seen her since the last time the Auntie beat her... though the scratch marks and wounds are healing, the scars will always be there. Please pray for her protection. For more information on her situation you can visit Daryl & Sabrina's blog. Sabrina changed Dophelia's name in the blog but you'll know the one when you look through them.... (it's the last one as I write this at the moment) (www.neufeldsinnamibia.blogspot.com)
Thank you for your prayers and all of your letters of encouragement.... Today was a truly blessed day!!!
with all our thanks and love,
Kimmie (and Daryl, Sabrina and Dophelia)
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