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The deathbug 2008 caught up with me yet again this
year…I have no clue what it was this time, but it was bad.  In comparison, I had Lyme’s Disease a year
ago, and I actually think I’d rather of had that experience again than this one
(other than Lyme’s had me down for 2+ weeks, this I took antibiotics and was
done with in 2-3 days). I’m glad to say though that I am feeling better now,
not 100% yet but soon I will be!

 

I have come this month to discover that building upkeep is
not a high priority in India.  We have
been working at an orphanage, some of us working on upkeep, some working with
the children when they get home from school. 
I’ve been helping out with more of the upkeep of the building as there
were some pretty sketchy safety issues that I saw I could potentially help
fix.  I mentioned in a different blog
some of the “accomplishments” I had, but this time I decided to include some
pictures to give you a slightly better picture of what we’ve been doing!
 
 
 
Wiring when we got to the orphanage…all metal you see was indeed full of 230 volts of electricity, fully exposed
 
 
What the inside of the box looks like
 
 
The wires that connect the light are fully exposed, above the light, the hot wire had electrified the whole metal roof
 
 
The fan wires hanging down (red and yellow) one of the kids would twist together with the light wires above to make the fan work…
 
 
I replaced 4 switches and got rid of the nasty contraption, along with replacing some wires to make the fans work and the lights work properly…safety in this room fixed.
 
 
Near the orphanage

 

 
 
where we shop…it’s kind of like playing where’s waldo to find the store you want…or iSpy…hmmmmm.

 

This month has been a rough month for me…India this time
of year is hot, dusty, and LOUD (I wish I could honestly have yelled that into
your ear for emphisis).  The roads are
bumpy, traffic is a nightmare, and no plan ever goes as planned.  For instance, we got a call last night saying
that our driver went on vacation so he probably wouldn’t come to pick us up
today…just like that our plans for today fell through…but wait, this
morning they called and said he’d be by in 20 minutes to pick us up…so let me
get this right, plan A didn’t work so we went to plan B which oddly enough
turned out not necessary as we could do plan A afterall just a little later
than usual…did that make sense? If it kinda did kinda didn’t, it would
explain the month in India, it all kinda makes sense but kinda doesn’t at the
same time.

 

I came out of Africa struggling with a lot of things,
getting worn out from this marathon of a “race” I’m in, but knowing that it’s
now that I need to put the most into it, I’m just not sure what’s left to give
(keeping in mind that I’m still on antibiotics and not physically feeling that
swell).  It’s actually quite exciting,
living every day wondering where your strength is going to come from…then
realizing it’s all coming through grace from God…