Greetings from Florida. This post is being written during the most productive time of my day... 2am. Yes when there are little ones around it's easy to see why it's so hard to get anything done other than play with them. Don't get me wrong. Most of the time one just can't resist the fun.
The Eatons are pleased to annouce the birth of their second daughter born on May 27th 2008. Mom and baby are doing well. Older sister is also doing well and enjoys holding her little sister a lot.
Work on the orphanage is moving right along. The sewer system is all connected and working, which means that we can now use the new bathrooms and kitchen. The cistern has all of it's pumps installed and is almost ready to fill, with one or two minor valve adjustments. So right now we have hot and cold water in the house. We also have power (the lights turn on and we can plug things in) but there seems to be a few more things to troubleshoot with the electrical panels before they are working well. Not bad considering that this is a 3-phase 220v/110v system. It's not an easy system to set up but once it's fully up it pays for itself in lower power consumption. And with the number of visitors with 110v stuff, the dual voltage should help cut down on the number of fried electronics. So the house systems installations are 90% complete.
This month the Opland family moved to Peru from Idaho and are watching over things at the orphanage while the Eatons are away. Please keep them in prayer. They are living on-site in the back area with their children which takes a good deal of adaptability and patience. The kids are enjoying themselves helping Dad with his many projects. Their main focus right now is doing the finish work inside the house. Drywalling, patching, painting.
Eric Opland has also been busy repairing a few of the new installations, such as a busted water pipe above the kitchen, a misswired hot water heater, and many other surprises. We are blessed by their many skills but even more by their hearts to leave the comforts of home and serve with us.
We are also blessed to have Hugo serving with us. He rides the bus for almost 5 hours round-trip each day, arriving early to open and then goes to classes in the evenings. He has now been volunteering with us for almost a year continuing faithfully to be on-site available for any needs. Pray for him as he continues toward completion of his studies at the Bible College.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
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