The moringa team had another productive day today. We all slept in except Jim- he woke up at 6am and got hard to work. After we all woke up, we worked on the grove in front of Dr. Thinus' yard. We'd already dug the holes the other day, so we just had to mix the compost and manure, add water, and plant the seed pods. Luckily it was much cooler today than yesterday and a slight breeze was blowing. Because it is the dry season, it is incredibly dusty. Around noon the water supply shut off, so we went to the church planting school with everyone to eat nshima and sausage. After we came back we were able to get some more water, so we finished planting most of the grove- 31 trees total! There are still a few left to plant on the perimeter, but we will finish those tomorrow. A few of the neighborhood kids helped us, and we drew a small crowd; nowhere close to yesterday though.
We are in a hurry to finish the grove because ZNBC (Zambian National Broadcasting Co.) is coming out to the house this Sunday after church to make a documentary about STS. We will take them to the Murundu village to show them what we did yesterday. Tomorrow (Saturday) morning, Holly and Jim will wake up around 5am to travel to Kitwe for an interview with ZNBC. ZNBC is the only TV station in Zambia, so we are hoping that this will give us lots of publicity.
Unfortunately one of our team members is sick; we are pretty sure that Carol has strep throat. Please pray for her speedy recovery! She's one of our hardest workers.
As of now (about 6pm), the water is still off. Holly is freaking out about possibly not being able to take a shower because she is covered in dirt and can't remember ever going to bed without a shower. Tannen thinks this is funny, but it's not.
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from carol's mom. Carol can take the cipro and it will help fix strep throat. -cam-
Great updates Holly and all. We are thinking of you all through the day and praying that the ZNBC programs go well. You'll never know the long term help all the people on all the teams are being to the friends you meet there. To Carol's mom, I'm not sure if they can read these comments. They can receive calls. I'm calling tomorrow so we give Carol the info--if they haven't received it already. My # is (954) 782-4576.
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