This morning we all went to our respective assignments. John and John were in communication with the trades people who are doing repairs, painting, setting up the stand for the water tanks and digging a large put 8 feet deep. The soil here is all hard packed red sand with very few rocks, just a few in the top layer. The men dug all day and by the evening they had disappeared from sight, when looking over the top. All this digging was done with a large hoe and shovel.
Winnie was in the kitchen with the students baking up some very tasty cookies which they found too sweet in comparison to their sparse use of sugar. Charlotte was helping Mr. Chisembe and introduced the braille cards to some of the students. Betty Jane facilitated a first aid class for the students and house parents giving them insights on how to respond in an emergency and also how to handle everyday occurrences.
Colleen worked with her student mentors and they learned three more card games. These young people are remarkable. They catch on to the games very quickly and are able to explain them to others after a few rounds of the game.
Ash Wednesday mass was at 4:30 -6:30 PM. Lots of singing by the choir, clouds of incense and the church was overflowing...maybe more listening outside than those inside.
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| Betty Jane in her music studio. |
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| Winnie in the kitchen |
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| Making cookies, the children found them sweet compared to the sparse use of sugar here. |
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| Happy bakers |
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| Checking out the electric like being laid under the road. |
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| Happy children with sunscreen donated by Inverness County Cares supporters |
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| The braille scrabble boards needed frames to keep the sections together. The brothers made us just what we wanted. |
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| Three of the four pieces of the braille scrabble board on the tray made by brothers.. |
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| Photos of the founding mothers and father of the Sisters of the Child Jesus. Bob Martin (Port Hood) enhanced the photos and made a wonderful job. The brother's carpenter shop made the lovely frames. |
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| Everyone pitches in |
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| The students have chores |
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| Digging the hole |
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| Evans and his orientation class, (Primary) |
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| Student mentors learning a new game |
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| Pit is getting deeper with just a big hoe and shovels. |
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