I bushwhacked about 5 k into the bush this morning to purchase 20 Orange trees for the field. They will provide some shade and much needed vitamin C for the kids in the village once they are grown. We have also bought enough Kasava cuttings and ground nuts to plant the entire field. And the planting is scheduled to start at 7am tomorrow morning. Hopefully we have the full crew show up again and we can continue preparing while some of the people start the planting. Either way i am excited because we might just have ground nut sprouts coming up by the time we leave.
In Other News from Oditel:
A lesson that i have finally learned since being here is...No matter how benign an animal or insect appears, Do Not pick it up because it will hurt you. I picked up a catapillar several days ago and ended up with itchy thorns and bumps all over my hand that felt like i had poison ivy and they just subsided today. Yesterday i picked up a huge toad that looks just like the ones we have in the states for 2 seconds and afterwards it felt like my fingers were going to fall off. Sooo lesson learned. Just look at it and don't touch.
Luke and I are both in great health and great spirits. Despite a few minor Futbol injuries and a few cuts and scrapes from the grass and briars along the roads when we ride the boda boda. Thank you all for your prayers.
The micro-loans program is really coming along. We have another meeting about it tomorrow with the pastors and the "finance group". Should be really beneficial to the people here.
I might post again later if the weather stays as nice as it is right now.
The time is NOW!
Adam
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Lily says, "you should pick it up with a stick, and not your hand," (silly)and "make sure you treat the animals nicely." and Josie concurs, "stick" (kik) she says!
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