it's like ra-a-ain

july 11

afternoon with the kids outside the dorm. Pingpong. Basketball. Beauty parlor. English lessons. The thunder booms. The lightning claps. The cloudy mist moves in. we run for cover. Torrential downpour. Roads turn into rivers. Not a soul is dry. The boys sport deflated basketballs as hats as they join us under the awning (quite creative I must say!).

outside the compound banana leaf umbrellas will have to do. Life must move on. Finally patches of blue sky break. It’s a beautiful day. Where I once despised the rain, now I pray for it; and dance in it when it comes. In a land where water is scarce, the rain upon my face is as welcome as sun kisses on a dreary day. Without water, life doesn’t exist. Without rain, there is no water(or electricity as ethiopia depends on hydro electric power!).

Think of us tonight when you brush your teeth. Remember how lucky you are to have any water, let alone water that is not disease ridden, and please conserve. We can meet simple needs in a complicated world; just add water. Bridgingthegapthroughgiving.org

to see more about the project i'm currently working on (setting up a system of wells and pipes that will supply thousands of people with clean water) email me or maybe i'll get the proposal posted to my blog :)"