Darkness

Last night the African Sky opened up and it poured! This was good news for our area which is still in a severe draught, but not so good for the 9000 people who attended the one night only Elton John concert including several of our friends.

Erin and her friend Nicole (pictured above) made the most of the night though. We were in complete darkness as we had no power for more than 12 hours. They built an awesome fort in the living room, did puppet shadows, and danced in the rain. Nicole has become one of the family, staying with us for the past 2 weeks while her mom is in Tanzania.

If you want a taste of what we experienced last night, take a look at this: http://videos.komando.com/2009/06/18/african-thunderstorm.

Swim Buddies

We have been learning a bit more on how to conserve water here during this hot and VERY dry African summer. Without airconditioning, our pool brings relief most days. For nearly a month now our pool was unusable due to green water(not due to algea). After some care the water is now blue and the pool has re-opened:)

I realize that for those of you that have been enduring a particularly very cold North American winter, you probably don't feel much sympathy for us and that is why we want to invite you to "drop on by" for a swim anytime!