We are in transition.
Isaac has one more year of residency in surgery and then we will be free from obligations to the capital city. No more traffic, busy schedule, and dust.
Oh wait...we're going to the village so I guess there will be dust, and a busy schedule and foot traffic ;)
First phase of transition is the purchase of land, check.
Then there must be a structure on the land. We started with the pit latrine. This is common for an area with no piped water or sewage system.
Next is the house.
We prayed over the plans and the groundbreaking. This area has strongholds with witchcraft and islamic belief systems so the builder specifically asked us to pray over the land publicly so that locals wouldn't "help" us by sacrificing on the land on our behalf.
The design of the house is made to accommodate short term visitors, so the house is bigger than our neighbors expected. It also has a large porch on the front and back to accommodate my white skin that is prone to burning. We hope that the back porch will be screened in to allow mosquito free evening sitting.
I am finally reading the book "The Hole in our Gospel" and I can't help but get excited about the things God has in store us in Kiwanyi. Not that we are going to help the poor, which is true, but that we will learn so much about God's love through living with the poor.
The boys and I watched as the "walls" of our house went up in string.
It was amazing being on the land...this is truly a beautiful place to live. I'm excited with what the future holds.
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