Another trip to Mercy today to check on the progress of the choo and it’s going very well as you can see. Yesterday we brought them meat for dinner and the kids were very happy and excited to have meat. Annastacia couldn’t remember the last time they had meat to eat, so they were blessed last night. Another blessing is the fact that no one at Mercy is falling seriously ill. We’ve had several kids and teachers at Nice View getting malaria, bronchitis and pneumonia. But God has kept His hand of protection on the Mercy children because they have no way of going to the doctor because of lack of transportation.

They all looked so happy today, the boys were outside playing a jumping game and the girls were inside washing the Barbie dolls we brought yesterday. It was like a typical day at home and that was an amazing sight to see here!

Work is beginning on the water project at Mercy, so hopefully by next week or so they will only need to pump water once a week (instead of three times). Plus we will look into putting a water line into the area of the building used for storing food and washing dishes, so they can wash dishes inside the building. Now the kids’ main concern is going to school. Which I think is great because they aren’t worried about if they’ll have food or if someone is concerned about their living conditions – those needs are being met and progress is seen at the facility. Fifteen of the children have missed this entire year so far (their school year starts in January and ends in December) due to lack of funds for school fees. We are looking into options for these children. One option is bringing the kids to Nice View for schooling. Please pray on where and how God would like this situation to proceed.

The pour for the second floor at Nice View has been postponed until probably Monday. Problems arose with the machine needed.

As I’m sitting here the doctari has arrived to check on some more students who have fallen ill. And a line of about 15 kids are ready to see him! Please pray for the health of everyone here and that God will put His healing hand on everyone.