JEREMY NELSON PAINTING PRIMER COAT ON METAL SHEETING AROUND BASE OF WATER TOWER INSIDE NEWLY ENCLOSED PLAY AREA
KASEY AND SHEILA ENGLERT PAINTING BOARDS FOR FENCE
TRUCK DELIVERING WATER TO FOUR ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANKS
PLAY AREA COMPLETED PRIOR TO OUR ARRIVAL
JEREMY NELSON PREPARING PANCAKES FOR THE TEAM FOR BREAKFAST
TEAM MEAL AT THE GUESTHOUSE AT THE BABY CENTRE
INSTANTEOUS WATER HEATER IN SHOWER
We played with the babies at various times during the day. We also worked on the fence project. We continued to paint white oil-based primer on the boards. We now have enough boards painted that bolting each one on the metal framework was possible. Jeremy and Laura Nelson from Winona Lake completed the painting of the metal safety sheeting around the base of the water tower inside this play area. The Baby Centre is located in a very dry part of Kenya. The Baby Centre has a bore hole, which we would call a well, about ten miles away. Water is transported nearly daily to the Baby Centre and pumped into large plastic storage containers. From the storage containers on the ground, the water is pumped to three towers on the grounds. Water is sold to Kenyans at the front gate. This is a source of income for the Baby Centre. By gravity the water flows from the towers into the water pipes of the Baby Centre giving adequate pressure at the faucets and showers and toilets. Water is heated instantaneously at the site of use by a very small electric burner—at the sink or at the shower. Many of us took cold showers until we were properly instructed by Mwangi to turn on water before turning on the electric switch to heat the water. During the evening the electricity went off at the Baby Centre for about an hour. This is not uncommon. It did come back on for a couple of hours and then was off again all through the night.
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