I was wandering down from the school on Thursday when I saw what looked like a meeting being held outside the staff houses. The 'Umeme' man had arrived! (sounds like oo-met-met without 't') We and everyone else in the houses were to be connected to the mains electricity supply. Later on the lorry arrived with more men, a ladder and other equipment... a sight for sore eyes.
It is the fulfillment of a waiting game I have played since 2008. Look back on this blog and you'll see pictures of the house with no roof, the house with a roof and the floor going in, doors and windows, fly-screens and ceiling boards, and the saga of the wood burner stove, step by labourious step. It seemed this latest would never happen while we are still here, but God is greater than even the difficulties of everyday life.
For us the biggest difference will be having a fridge to keep our food fresh for a little longer. Light in the evening will be more than the Aladdin lamp, candle and solar power which have kept us going - and we will be able to watch DVDs in the house. Until now we've had to return after hours to the computer office in school to relax in this way, but the chairs there are not so comfortable.
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