Who'll Stop the Rain...

The rains that usually come in February have now begun in the middle of March. We've had some real downpours, enough rain to find the tiny holes in our tents and dribble across the floor. While it's great for the farmers, it does slow down the work. Yesterday, the humidity was 91%.

But you do what you can. Here are a few photo updates:

Bob discussing window frames on the Mercy Air house with Ron Wayner

Removing a layer of bricks to make things fit

Rick installing some house wiring (thanks to Barb Wayner for the above photos)

Replacing the front brakes on the Toyota Van

The reason we want to build a maintenance shop!

Then there's the Saturday afternoon projects, like building a cajon (a Peruvian drum)



Bob the Builder is at it again...



You use what wood you have available...in this case an old packing crate.



Then Bob got to visit a nearby school

He even took a stab at making lunch...

And of course, the obligatory ride around the school grounds in the missionary's truck before leaving.

And now for the rigors of everyday life...

Shopping for food

Shopping for lumber

Getting to know the locals

And for those who are worried about our diet (especially our wives), you can see that we eat pretty good

For the record, the best tasting of all these healthy foods is the Mint Crisp (middle left)

Thank you for your prayers. So far (other than the withering heat and humidity) we are doing well. Pray for good weather so that we can finish the projects we've started in the remaining two weeks that we have left here in Mozambique.

A special thank you to those who have given financially towards this trip, as well as to the Mozambique Maintenance Shop project. Your generosity today will reap great rewards in the days ahead as we seek to provide skills training for the people here in this needy land.