Hello
The trip went well, and the kids did really well, but mom and dad didn’t sleep too great. The good news is that all of our luggage arrived. The only challenge has been the computer. They won’t release it without the proper paperwork and the payment of duty which will be $150. Looks like Nancy and one of our coworkers P. will be able to do that tomorrow.
We enjoyed our time in Freetown. We got all our shopping done and were able to enjoy the beach a couple of times. Then we headed upcountry to Makeni and had a week of language practice and review. They are challenging all of us who have learned Krio to begin working on learning the language of the people where we live. For us, that will be Loko.
The kids have done great. They haven’t been afraid and have done really well at handling all of the change. That has been a big relief. The boys pestered me until I finally agreed to get their bikes out. They spend a lot of time riding between the two houses. We are staying in the house across the road from us until the family who stayed in our place leaves. That will be sometime this month.
Jessica has enjoyed playing with their daughter. They are about the same age. We, especially Jess, will be sad to see them leave, since there are few girls to play with. Girls here often stay at home and learn to cook and clean. Pray that she will handle that change and we will find children she can play with. Our cook has a daughter and maybe she will be allowed to come over.
The L’s did a great job of moving things forward. They finished the remodel on the radio house. Looks great and opens up a lot more usable space. They also were able to build the second dorm. So we now have a lot more space for students. They also converted the outside storeroom into an office for me. Have to go outside to get in, but now Jess has her bedroom to herself.
We are already busy organizing for the next building project, which is the classroom building. We will need a lot of sand, cement, stone, and boards. It is always a challenge to organize all the materials.
Well, time to go. The lights are about to go out. Back to the old routine of three hours of electricity most nights. We will be looking forward to the arrival of our shipment and all the solar equipment. That will allow us to have electricity available all day and this means the boys can do their school work via the video classes we were allowed to purchase. It should be enough material for the years before they can go to boarding school.
I hear the generator dying. Bye
Perry J
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