Dear family and friends,
Bwana asufiwe; greetings in the Lord Jesus.
Sorry about the temp in Iowa...it's 70 in the cool of the morning and when it is raining...otherwise it is a dry and breezy 85-90 degrees. You don's sweat, it is so arid. No mosquitos, no chiggars, and the only ticks I've seen are on dogs. There are the cobras and mombas, but they are rare in our area. I did think about them last night, though, when I was out in the bush, in the dark, chasing my neighbor's pig that got out of the pen. The owner went in another direction with his dogs, but I was the one to find the fool thing. I ran myself into the ground trying to herd the thing by myself. I did work up a sweat on that deal.
School is going well here. They are getting four new classrooms finished, which will allow us to spread out and have separate classrooms for each of the "streams" in each of the three class levels (Forms I, II, and III). I teach all Forms and Streams of Bible Knowledge, and Joanne has added Form I English to her scheduled teaching of all Pre-Form English students. She is also very, very busy with sewing repairs and fabrications of students' uniforms. (I am in an Internet Cafe in Vwawa on a rare trip to town, with the school registrar, for school supplies; one item of which is fabric to make ties for the boys' uniforms.)
I'll be returning to Ihowa this Sunday to preach in another one of their branch churches. The last visit resulted in the establishment of another VST school, which we dedicated last month.
I've purchased my second pig as part of the Ihowa widows and orphans project; the members raise the pigs and the sale proceeds go to finance the replacement of the thatched roofs with metal sheeting.
More as I am able.
We pray for you all often!
Love,
Gary and Joanne Grenell (a.k.a. Babu and Bibi Philipo)
