That's our house in the background; one a group of five staff houses in a small area behind the school. The bamboo and eucalyptus trees around us are very dry.
Kevin arrived back from Wales last Sunday morning in Dar es Salaam, and traveled to Iringa by bus - a long journey. We had a night in Iringa before going on to Kilolo, and the following night we woke at 1am to the smell of smoke coming in through the bedroom window. It was all a panic, as we thought it was right on us, but in fact there were 50yards to go before it got to the house. The staff and students came out to fight the fire with branches, and water from the tap. Thankfully the wind changed direction, but then the water ran out. We did have a little water in a tank which I had filled the week before with a hosepipe, so that was used to completely damp down the remaining cinders which were being reignited by the wind for around 2 more hours.
We are tired but very thankful, so please continue your prayers!
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