The biggest thing that has happened this month is this.....

My scooter (Moto as they are called here).



As you can see the boys are almost more excited about this than I am. They wash it for me and they are constantly touching it, sitting on it and looking at themselves in the mirrors. I am still getting used to riding but it is fabulous, and I have already used it to take a sick kid to the hospital saving the poor kid a 35 minute walk and a few other things like that. I got my moto especially to help out with getting sick kids to the doctor and other ministry related things but is also so great now that temperature had been hitting the high 40’s IN THE SHADE and it is almost impossible to walk.

I feel so blessed not only with the moto but in how I got it. Firstly as I was praying about whether or not to buy one I got an unexpected donation for almost the exact amount so I took that as a ‘go for it.’ But now that I had the money I had no idea how to go about buying one, so I went to the Norwegian missionaries who have been here for years and they bought it for me in another town and brought it here. Then I had to get up the nerve to get on it the first time and learn to ride it, luckily my friend Sandra, an experienced moto rider, FORCED me to do it but then there were some mechanical problems but our night guardian just happens to have another job as a mechanic so he helped me out with that. God is good, He has provided everything I need and I am so grateful for my moto every single day!

And now I even have a nice seat cooler ...

Thanks Sandra. I love the colour! And it really is practical because without it the seat really gets too hot.

Ok so enough about my fabulous moto. What else has happened... hmm, not a lot. I was on my own for a whole week as my co-worker was away, which left me to do all the shopping, cooking, cleaning, first aid etc. that comes with the now large group of 27-30 boys. I was a little nervous about it given my still limited language, but thankfully all went well. I even managed to buy the bulk rice and other ingredients and charcoal and even to cook food the boys liked!

One other bit of news, we now have a kitten! The rats and mice that are ever present around our house, thankfully not in the house, got a bit much for us, so now we have a mobile mouse trap! He is still quite little we hope he will grow into the job, he certainly has the character for it, he even scares our dog who is by no means small!