Tonight the power went off for the first time since I arrived. Usually this has been an everyday affair so you might think that things aren’t so bad in Samfya. However the power that we have had has been so low that very few things work properly. At night you cannot read. Machines break down because they cannot handle the low voltage and then the boost of voltage that comes usually late at night and is gone by about 5am. It is a challenge to achieve the most basic tasks. The internet will not function on low voltage, so the time to get on is when the generator is being used to pump water - then you can plug in the internet and get enough voltage. Night time productivity is hampered so much by these issues. Pastorally I do so much at night in NZ - here it is next to impossible!
I write this under candle light - the power on my laptop is about to run out. Today the water stopped as well - that was a mystery - there was water in the tank but none delivering to the taps. Investigations found a small rat stuck in the pipe - hmmm I wondered what that new lather in my hair was this morning.
Another funeral today - there has been at least one per day since I have been here. There is a Thyphoid problem at the moment - on top of the Malaria, HIV Aids and assorted tropical problems. Oh the urgency of the gospel to touch the hearts and lives of these dear people.
As i sign off, it is 8:20pm and a loud speaker on a car is blasting along the road - it is elections on the 20th and candidates use every method to get the names heard. The joys of Africa!
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