Almost Time!

Well, the time is drawing near for us to leave here. It is hard to believe that it has been over 3 months and all the work that has been accomplished. We thank the Lord for his blessings and for the fundis for their dedication to finishing a job well done. No major injuries or set backs during the whole time, praise the Lord! When we were short material, the Lord came through and we received what we needed before the fundis finished with what they had. We have three buildings close to completion – paint, windows and doors are all we need to complete the buildings and they will be ready for classes. The fundis are on the last room, as I write, where they are plastering the walls. We have the two heavy large doors that are going in the Mechanic/Carpentry shop due in possibly tomorrow and we are going to have the fundis install them. The work really looks good. Next year we will finish the dorm and house that we had started this year and more than likely start another dormitory and house hopefully they all will be completed before coming home next year. I am almost done with the financial books before I finish up here; then Janet says we will be leaving here earlier so that we can spend a few days at Kibidula to complete the books there and leave them with Irma for the accountant next year. I need to sit her down for a short time to go over it here. (Yeah, right). 

Yona and I have finished the lobby ceiling at the church. I have also installed some door knobs in the doors at our house. The water is just behind the house in the woods a distance and next year we will bring it on to the house and down to the school. There is so much stuff left to do on our house, but our concentration has been on the industrial school so that we can get our classes started for the new year. It looks like the carpentry class and possibly the sewing class will be able to be in their new facility come next year.

I am anxious to be home and yet there is a little sadness in leaving. But just a little, for the enthusiasm of going home overrides the sadness and also I know I will be coming back, Lord willing. My older sister has not been well and I will be going to her house in Georgia for Christmas till the middle of January then back to EVI where I will work until I come back here in May. If I don’t see you on this trip, maybe next time. I will try and continue writing on the blog or maybe I can try again and get Janet to write. 

That is all for now, signing off from Mago….

Deniece