Well, a week and a half has gone by and we've had to get feet back on the ground and get back to day to day stuff. We were so thankful for the fine weather when we got back which gave us a chance to get the marathon clothes wash out of the way. It has also given us time to reflect and pray and to give thanks - not least for all you wonderful people out there who have been kind enough to pray and contribute.
We have kept in touch with George and Anne Marie by phone although they're very busy at present. Rock Harbour Church from Southern California (site at http://www.rockharbor.org/) currently have teams in Rehoboth and they're busy carrying out the Care and Compassion ministry in Block E as well as school visits in connection with the "Choose to Wait" programme which seeks to encourage and inform teenagers about the dangers of HIV / AIDS and advocates a biblical approach to sex before marriage. They have a container on route which should arrive Monday filled with clothing and other commodities for the poor people of Block E as well as clothes etc. for the Ark. To read more about their mission to Rehoboth go to http://www.rockharborinnamibia.com/ They are also helping to support the garden project and I know that George is excited about the fact that they are bringing some mechanised implements for the cultivation of the new ground as well as shade netting etc. Pray for the teams as they serve in Rehoboth as well as the safe arrival of the container.
Great news about the borehole - George rang me Wednesday to let me know that the drilling team had turned up on Tuesday night. I think he was pretty nervous at first since the drilling equipment was pretty ancient and bits kept on breaking - so not a lot of sleep for George that night! But they started drilling on Wednesday mid day and soon cleared out the borehole. The clay plug that had formed wasn't so very large after all. There appears to be plenty of sweet water in the borehole - verified by Anne Marie who sampled it and pronounced it good. So the drilling team returned the following day to make the top section wider down to the rock bed and install the PVC casing which will prevent any further blockages occurring. As I write (Saturday) I know that George will be installing the submersible pump and I hope to hear later today that they've commenced pumping which will be cause for great celebration and thanksgiving. George has promised me some photographs.
I have decided to take the plunge and rent some server space to set up a web site so that I can actually put up some of the hundreds of photographs that I took in Rehoboth as well as other personal stuff. I do have some photographs of the garden project on line on a temprary site and you're welcome to look at them. I put them up quickly in order to show the progress to a Dutch Church who are also supporting the project. Corry van Noordenne, one of their members, is a Dutch teacher who gives up her summer break to volunteer at the Ark. She helps teach the children but was also interested in the garden project. You can see the gallery that I hurredly created at http://home.btconnect.com/jonesdip/reho_evergreen/
It is important to realise that it's winter in Namibia and the night-time temperatures often sink to below freezing so the current crops are mainly root vegetables - beetroot, carrots, onions, lettuce, cabbage etc. Come August there will be a rash of planting - particularly of sweetcorn which grows very well in this area and in the space of a few months produces a profitable crop.
I will get on with the web galleries asap. Flash
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