March 16, 2009

side view off Lunsar veranda, roof in far view on left is the roof of the school where we hold meetings

Community kitchen Lunsar

view from backyard, Lunsar, hills are great for day hikes

small rental in Lunsar, where we can lodge when we travel to help the outlying territory

Hi Friends and Family,

We continue to do well here, we hope to visit Lunsar more during the memorial campaign and cover all of the village territory. It is about a 2 1/2 hour drive to Lunsar but it is an enjoyable ride through the african plains. We rented three small rooms to spend the night so we can go up for Friday/Saturday and get more preaching done. There is an outdoor community kitchen as our rooms are in a small building complex of apx. 14 rented rooms. There are three outhouses and three rooms to wash with buckets of water, that the tenants all share. The yard is flat and spacious for the kids to play. The place is located just three lots down from the school where we meet for service and hold meetings on Saturdays.

This past weekend, Shelby's return visit, the young woman we gave a ride to three weeks earlier, came to the meeting and they started the Bible teach book.

Kadence and DJ's rv came again also, I went with Kadence to visit the boys father. The father said he has to work on Saturdays but is very glad his son is going to meetings. We talked to him about having a bible study, he said he would like it very much for his son to study and he would join also when possible. We are hoping to go up on Fridays so he can study in the afternoon with his son. Kadence conducted the first study with the boy this week.

Lunsar is a rural village, with a good size market for buying clothing, food provisions from local gardens, and a small provisions shop for powdered milk, soft drinks, cereals, bread etc. The area is very flat, walking to preach is easy as there are very very very few vehicles, most is foot traffic, some bicyles and some motorcycles. There are no taxis for transport, it is mostly motorcycle transport. There is a big hospital in Lunsar with xray machines, lab and pediatricians from Spain, they have a surgical ward as well. We were very surprised by the cleanlyness of the hospital when we toured. It is not easy to keep things sparkly clean in the dry dust season, but the hospital was beautiful. There is also an eye clinic in Lunsar.

I am trying to add more photos but isn't working, I will post this and try again.

Take care, Lorie