Next thing you know...

We started with 2 workers and next thing you know... the property is filled with them! Its amazing to see Isai at work as "the boss"...! He has a true gift of delegating and getting things done! Today we have fence builders, brick carriers, flower planters, a translator and a pair tree! Work is getting done. As I was chipping off paint in the houses yesterday, I was thinking to myself; it would have been so much easier to just get houses that are already in good condition (not that we could find any... but the idea sounds great!) But then I thought, this is a time that we can gain experience in running big groups of workers to prepare us for building in the future. Talking prices, organizing schedules and workers etc! So. I am grateful for this time and it is going great. Today we put in a request to the electric company to get light; they came immediately. This is a miracle for being in Burundi, although I can't imagine they have that much work with only half the population having electricity. I have to admit, I have been having some fun in fixing up these houses; today I bought little breads for all the workers and they were so happy (huge smiles on their faces!). The little girls carrying the bricks are Maria and Arriana 8 and 13 years old. I am torn between looking at brick carrying from children as a bad thing. One minute I hate it and believe that these kids should be in school and playing like children are supposed too, and the next minute I see it brings food to the table. I can only imagine that without the small amount of money they bring home that they would be that much more hungry. In that, I try to love on them; talk with them; and pray for them that their future is full of hope. We are here to give opportunity's to the children of Burundi, opportunities that we all deserve.
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Malaki was 5 months yesterday, boy does time pass! He is also teething.... and teething... and teething some more! In just under 4 weeks, we are in the US! All our love...