Once Again...

During our time in the states we were once more blessed 

 by random strangers hearing about what we are doing and sending

us box full of wonderful things to bless the ministry.

And Sunday schools collecting donations during their vbs, that

we were able to pack up, and get ready for the sea container coming

down next month.

Thanks to all who continually bless us with their prayers, support,

and donations.

Erin Vs. The Yard

For months I have been slowly trying to clean up the yard. 

Sadly after months of construction on the house, the yard is 

now a landmine of uneven terrain, rocks, concrete blocks, chunks of concrete, rebar 

parts, screws, nails, chunks of wood. ect.

Neiah and I have made multiple trips around the yard collecting 

and throwing away things we find hidden. 

Sadly we are still finding things...

Or shall I say some of them the lawn mower blade is finding for us :(

This mower blade lasted 2 months.

Thankfully another blade was sent so I was

able to simple change it, and keep mowing.

The next day, with the new blade on, I was

just about finished. I only had one more strip to

mow, when I looked down

And realized a nut had fallen off the mower, I was

now mowing with only half the handle in tact.

Whoops.

Thankfully I was able to finish mowing and will

simply be able to replace the bolt that is now

also lost in the landmine that is our yard.:)

I also called in some guys to clear out the 'bush'

part of En Gedi's yard.

Over the span of 2 days (a few hours each day)

a couple of guys from KP CCCD came to cut

down the overgrowth for the cows.

They were able to get a couple of truck loads of

food for the cows.

And I can once more see our neighbors, now that the bush area 

has been cleared!

Little Projects

Note To Self:

 The next time a local farmer tells you the bananas are

ready... Go cut them down. Don't wait a week.

 Or at that point most of them have fallen off the tree, and are now

spoiling on the ground.

 Thankfully I was able to harvest a few.

 And that night we had bananas for supper,

and lots of banana bread was made, and shared

with our friends.

Other little projects happening:

 A box was built and stained to go over the gas tank

in the kitchen.

 The porch chair also go sanded down and was stained.

 A picnic table that was left here has started to be

sanded down, and repainted

 Some interior side tables were repainted to match

their new dwellings.

Some yard work has been done,

And this was pulled out of a box that we 'refound' when moving,

after sitting up on a shelf for about 5 years.

When it arrived it was no longer able to be used for its original

purpose so I was instructed to 'hold onto' it. 

Now En Gedi gets to benefit from it :)

 Thanks to Blake and Todd from Harvest Call, En Gedi now
has a more official look with our new letter head, envelopes,
note cards, and business cards!

Settling In

We have now been at En Gedi for about 3 weeks.

We are continuesly settling in as we daily try to tackle

the little 'jobs' that pop up. 

We are learning that being 'homeowners' is a lot 

different then living in an apt. on a compound.

There are daily things that come up, that now

require our attention that before we didn't have

to think about. But its also nice to have a little

more privacy, and Neiah is loving her new

found independance as she can go in and out

and I don't have to worry about her bothering people

working around us, or taxi cars coming in and out. 

It was also a blessing to have the sea container

arrive the same week that we planned on moving.

On the sea container came some treasures, that have

made En Gedi more 'homey' for me.

 This coat rack was built by my Grandpa Davis and 

could be older then I am. I feel like for a time

 almost everything he made had hearts carved into it, 

and this is something that I have grown up seeing 

hanging around their old house, and my parents.

Now this one I get to proudly hang at En Gedi :)

This table was a gift too that came down on the 

sea container. This is the table that I grew up on.

It was my parents kitchen table for 30+ years, and

when they decided to get something new this past year

I was blessed with the gift of it to use at En Gedi.

So many memories are had around that table. I am 

excited to see how many more are added while its

here at En Gedi.

We are thankful for the past few weeks, and the smooth

transition that it has been so far. Neiah misses the constant

social of being up at KP, and is always ready to go for a visit,

but we are doing well here at for that I Praise God.

CDA has been contacted to come do an updated home visit

and I have informed them we are now equipped to better

able care for the littles. "Soon Come' was their reply a few weeks

ago and they have yet to come. This is Typical and not suprising

at all. We will see how God moves from here.

Prayers appriciated as we now have been instructed to add

another electrical post on our property (20ft in from our

other one). This LORD WILLING will help us pass

the electrical inspection we keep failing (because we

have not bribed them). Thankfully they are totally fine

with us living on the property before the inspection passes :)

Thanks!

En Gedi Before and After

 En Gedi, in all its glory when we bought it.

 

En Gedi, 8 months later. 

The garage was added on, and so there is no 'before' picture of 

this part of the house.

 Before: En Gedi's front door and garage.

After: A new front porch, separating the garage from the house

front door.

 Before: Entering through the front door into the living room

After: Coming in the front door.

 

Before: Another view of the living room

 After: similar view of the living room above.

 Before: View looking from the kitchen 

After: view looking in from the kitchen

 Before: Dinning Room.

After: Dinning Room.

 

 Before: Kitchen

After: Kitchen

 

 

 Before: Guest Room

After: Guest Room

 

 Before:  Nursery

 After: Nursery

 Before: End of the hall

 After: End of the hall

 Before: Main Bath

After: Main Bathroom

 

 Before: Master Bedroom

After: Master Bedroom

  

 Before: Master Bath

After: Master Bath

 

 Before: Neiah's Room

After: Neiah's Room

 Before: Laundry Room & Back porch

After: Laundry Room

After: Back porch, torn down and rebuilt.

Praise Be to God! For all the work He has done on this property

from the beginning. We are so thankful to be moved in now, and 

are excited to see how God will use this property for His Glory.

Continued Prayers Appreciated. Thanks!