Christ the King

8 1/2 hours later I am beat.  I have had days like this before.  Days that have been this long and sometimes longer of driving around.  But not with this heat.  The sun is unforgiving and so is its heat.

Today is Christ the King.  The last Sunday before advent starts.  This is a big celebration.  Because of this there have been big plans for today.  Instead of just having church in Bowe the priests decided this year to spread out and hold two masses each at different locations so people could celebrate this.

I looked to see where the priests were going and decided that traveling with Little E was the best option.

So we set out at 7:30 this morning.  The first mass we were going to was in Pohka (Pole-kah).  After Father told me about this I told him about polka in America (because they sounded the same) did a quick jingle for him and he got the point.

So we made it to the first village and I went off as they started mass to the Bore Hole.  Because there is a shortage of the fuel which is already in shortage......there is not much fuel around.  So planning ahead and combining trips is the name of the game.

So I got the information about this borehole and all the necessary things.

I continued back to mass where it took about 2 1/2 hours to celebrate.  It was a lot of fun and the people sang and danced well.  I enjoyed it.

After this mass we were already late for the next one.  And the next village was 1 hour away.  So we hopped in the car and headed on our way.  My conversations with Little E were mostly agricultural and political.  Which are of interest.

The first rain came last week and people planted early in hopes of the next rain.  Well the next rain has not come yet so they are hoping for it.  When it does they can spread their fertilizer and watch their crops grow.

I have noticed that when we head out to mass now I am beginning to recognize people again and they all recognize me so we have a good time about it.

The second mass was full of great song and dance.  But the ventilation in the church was pretty bad so everyone was sweating.  I tried to follow along some more and found myself picking out words here and there of what people were saying.

Finally we finished and ate lunch and headed back.  Little E was quite the sport and we stopped at a few villages on the way back and he let me inspect the Bore Holes.  So I got quite a bit of information about that today which was great.

This will help next year when we make trips to drill and repair Bore Holes.

Little E and I got back to Bowe just after 4:00.  And I told him how I would like to enjoy a beer tonight.  I have taken two days off from exercise but that is not on my mind at all.  The weekend is here and I am relaxing.

Tonight there is a big futbol match between Manchester City and Chelsea which is going to be quite a match.  I think the house is divided on support.  So it will be a lot of fun and a good way to end the weekend.


This coming week I hope to take 1 or 2 more trips with Timeyo into the villages to record more Bore Holes and then take a trip out to Kalembe to get the work started on the Guest House there.