Monday night, caroling got rained out, but last night, the youth from our village went to sing on what they thought would be a quick trip. Only two villages instead of three, and those two were close. We have some battery operated Christmas lights on our little tree. When Olivia leaves the house to go carol, the lights stay on even after we go to bed. Since we have no ceilings in our little house, we can easily see if she has returned. Aaron and I woke up frequently and pried open an eyelid to check and see if the lights were still on, and each time we checked, they were still shining. Even when we got up and made coffee while a huge rain poured outside, Olivia still hadn’t returned. At 5:30 she came busting through the door like a drowned rat. They had just returned after a night full of being flexible! She took a quick nap, then told us stories over breakfast and morning chores.
Last week, Ezekiel came by and met with Aaron for several hours on our veranda. Today, Aaron paddled over to work with Ezekiel, but discovered that family business had pulled him away to another village. So Aaron left some materials, and they will try again on another day. With an intermittent to nonexistent phone signal, even if somebody does have a phone, it’s almost impossible to find out if they are at home unless you just go over there and find out!
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