Tetherbottle

It always amazes me to see kids in my area playing the same or very similar games to what kids in my home country of Canada and/or elsewhere in the world play.  How do these kinds of things become so global? At any rate, boys in my village enjoy playing a locally adapted version of tetherball. Instead of a ball, they use a bottle with water that has some soap powder in it to make it white (I presume because this is easier to see than clear water).

Here's a little video I shot of two boys playing.

Health Training

Ten days ago we had a day of health training for 17 ladies from seven of our partner churches. The training centred around water, so essential for life and health. Most of the teaching was done by Pastor Kerubino, whom I have been helping to equip as a health teacher for the churches. The training took place in one of the Cush Christian School classrooms.

Plenary session to start off the day

Kerubino using a bottle with strategically-placed holes to show
how diarrhea and vomiting drain the body of water

Ladies made their own demonstration bottles and practiced using them

Another lady demonstrating

The ladies also practiced showing others how to make rehydration drink

Small group discussion

Closing the day with prayer

Late afternoon lunch

Eating with some of my health group ladies & Kerubino

Thursdays at SP

You may have noticed that I usually do blog posts on Thursday. I think I've mentioned this before, but almost every Thursday, late afternoon, some of our team members head over to the Samaritan's Purse base in a nearby town (about a 20-minute drive).

We have gotten to know some of the SP staff and they graciously let us come and use their satellite internet, which is much faster than the dial-up access we have via our cell phone network. I have given up trying to do blog posts on the dial-up.

(Should I also mention that often this is the only time in a week that I go anywhere in the car? Hmm...what does it mean about my life when an outing to SP is a nice change of scenery?!)

Yours truly with Joseph and Vince in the background

We settle down in various places. Usually we're all very focused on the things we need to get done in the precious 2 1/2 or 3 hours we have at SP.  Not much chatting (except on Skype).

Daniel

Scott

Laurie on Skype out in the parking lot, near the satellite dish

The folks that work at the base usually play volleyball on Thursday nights, and some of my team members enjoy playing, which is why we started coming on this particular day.