Now we're cookin'. . .

The cooking situation has been interesting since we moved here. We had an oven, but only 2 burners worked on top . . . not the oven. We also had 2 outdoor burners, but if you want to use them you have to move the propane tank from the inside burners. And no microwave. This has made it a bit of a challenge to cook for 14 people.  Yes, our safari of six added a few people when we got here. We joined 8 people when we moved onto the compound here. Emmanuel, Juliet & Hannah are from Rwanda and live here permanently, and Jade, Michelle, Jenny, Cody & Jason are college students from the States who are here until August.  We love that our family has more than doubled, and we love cooking and eating together every night, but as I said, it's a bit of a challenge with only 2 burners. 

So today, my sweet husband went downtown and bought us a new oven!!  We were cookin' up a storm tonight, using 5 burners at once! We feel so fortunate to have been able to afford this oven, with the help from a few extra one-time gifts. It was fairly costly (no, they're not cheaper in Africa!), but God has and will continue to provide. 

Another interesting living condition here is the fact that on most days, and usually for no reason, we lose power.  A lot of times it has to do with the rain, and our rainy season is just getting started, so we anticipate it happening a lot more. Having no electricity has been a big challenge, especially with kids, and 14 people in the house at any given moment. When the electricity goes out, we're usually in the middle of trying to fix dinner, or emailing or Skyping with family, or something else for which electricity would be an asset. And now with an electric oven, we're starting to think that randomly losing power at any given moment is not conducive to living here. SO, we've been prayerfully considering buying a generator for our house, which has the only kitchen. We are also hosting a group of 20 college students this summer, as well as a few other families, so we'll be supporting close to 40 people here on the compound.

Would you please pray with us that God would provide the necessary funds for the generator?  We would love to buy it soon because, as I said, rainy season is heavy upon us and we would love to get it installed soon. The generator and installation will be roughly $1,000.00.  If you or someone you know would like to give toward this project, you can use the "Donate" button to the right. All donations are tax-deductible.  

I'm just happy I finished this blog before we lose power again! ;-)