tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80694761873608552024-03-19T03:00:56.240-07:00Life of the KroezesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736379827489268083noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069476187360855.post-29180856646829041612016-03-01T05:16:00.000-08:002016-03-01T05:16:04.038-08:00Joseph Project Land Improvements and Grease Monkeys<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Idrissa raising the tower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pulling the tower upright with the truck</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The crew</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mixing cement for the foundation. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left:Pastor Jean Benoit Right:Soumailia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preparing to move the tank up the tower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Idrissa at the very top. SCARY!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the top: Storage shed and Chez Sherri</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the top: Greenhouse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jonathan working the land with his home-constructed plow. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chez Sherri</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small water tower for the greenhouse.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big water tower. Before </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Hmm, now what do we do?"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pulling the engine out.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jason and Moise pulling the bars to either change the bit or prepare to case. When we are using all the bars this process usually takes 30-45minutes. This is one of the guys least favorite parts of drilling. Those bars are heavy!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jonathan showing Jason how to cut the slits in the PVC casing. These slits will act as a second filtering system, the first is the gravel we pack in around the casing. Whatever the gravel doesn't catch the slits should and any sand that may get through will sink to the bottom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moise making Attaya. (See <a href="http://www.lifeofthekroezes.blogspot.com/2014/10/attaya-part-of-senegalese-culture.html">http://www.lifeofthekroezes.blogspot.com/2014/10/attaya-part-of-senegalese-culture.html</a> for a description and quick cultural lesson on Attaya.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The drill site. One of the elders of the village came by and enjoyed some shade while watching the guys drill. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just me and the machine.....oh and Jonathan playing in the dirt. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jonathan explaining each persons role once the casing process starts. Its important for everyone to know their job so we can move as quickly as possible. After taking this picture Jonathan called me over to pray and inform me of my job in the process. So I'm sorry to say I didn't get any pictures. Maybe next time though. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well Drilling always draws a crowd. A few times we have had to put up a barrier rope to keep people at a distance so we can work.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moise flushing the well. It's always a wonderful thing to see clear water coming up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here, Jason is helping install a rope pump on a hand dug well at Aida's house. Jason and his church helped raise money to build a house for Aida and her three children. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aida's oldest, Jean (John), helping with the cement base.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; text-align: center;">Several years ago when Aida become a Christian, her Muslim husband divorced her forcing her and the kids to move to her families house. Her mother was very unhappy and said "Unless you remarry a respectable Muslim man I will have to kick you out." Aida's family never did kick her out but they made living with them miserable. </span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Aida is an active member in the Badd Church, (See this blog post </span><a href="http://www.lifeofthekroezes.blogspot.com/2014/08/this-is-africa.html" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">http://www.lifeofthekroezes.blogspot.com/2014/08/this-is-africa.html</a><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"> for pictures of the church.) and also her village community. She travels by horse cart to the surrounding villages teaching people how to read and write in their own language. She is truly gifted in languages and has a heart for serving the Lord. Aida is an inspiration and encouragement to all she meets! It's a blessing to us to be able to help Aida and her ministry.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mami, Aida's youngest, and I had fun making faces and taking pictures while the guys finished up. When we first moved here she wouldn't even look at me, now we are pretty good pals.</td></tr>
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After lots of hard work we took Jason for a Fun Day to Pink Lake. Ok, who am I kidding, the fun was for us too.<br />
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Info on the Pink Lake or Lake Retba:<br />
Pink Lake is named for it's pink waters caused by Dunaliella Salina algae and is known for its high salt content, up to 40% in some areas. The salt is exported across the region by up to 3,000 collectors, men and women from all over West-Africa work for 6-7 hours a day collecting the salt. The salt is also used by local fisherman to preserve fish and for cooking local dishes.<br />
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It is quite stunning, unfortunately I did not get a picture the day we were there. But, here is a picture I found online. And yes, it really is that PINK. To see more pictures just google "Pink Lake Senegal".<br />
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Jeremy is missionary kid from here in Senegal; he graduated from Dakar Academy last year and is now attending a small Bible collage in the great state of Alaska (I've actually never been to Alaska, but I hear it's great.). He has returned home to see his little brother graduate from high school and to do a summer internship.While he is here he will be improving his welding skills, learning about well drilling, and studying the Serer language. This last month Jeremy has been a huge help to Jonathan and I and has also become a very good friend. We have loved having him in our home and join us in ministry, we'll be sad when he has to return to Alaska.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736379827489268083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069476187360855.post-37843628513521472192015-04-09T08:27:00.000-07:002015-04-09T13:26:16.338-07:00Commercial Wells and New Land<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of the first things we do is dig the mud pit. Here is the young man who accepted Christ helping dig the pit.</div>
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We use the pit to mix the bentonite and water. This mixture than circulates through the borehole and makes the rock and debris float to the surface. This young man has the strength of an ox!</div>
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Louis Pierre and Jonathan, just drillin' away.</div>
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The camp site. This is what happens to your tent when a dessert wind comes up. <br />
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It was slow going through the clay, lots of standing and watching.</div>
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Until your drill bit gets clogged and stops the circulation. Then you have to stop, pull all the bars out and clean the bit. If only I had taken a pottery lesson or two, I could have made myself a new set of dishes with this clay. </div>
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Jonathan welding the new fitting. </div>
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He truly amazes me with his many talents, strength and perseverance. He just keeps giving it his all in spite of everything that goes wrong. </div>
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Something we see a lot of out in the villages, horse carts. Besides being used for hauling brush, they are also a taxi service. Here in Mbour for .08 cents you can take a horse cart to the market.</div>
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Not just a man's job, I enjoy helping out when I can.</div>
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This young man is very eager to learn and has even expressed an interest in well drilling. (He is the same one that helped dig the pit). Jonathan did a great job this day teaching him how to put in and take out the bars. You never know when you might just meet your next well driller. </div>
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Happy Birthday Louis Pierre! It was so much fun getting to surprise him with a birthday cake.</div>
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Louis Pierre enjoying the shade and running the machine. I wasn't able to go out on this well project so there aren't as many pictures. This is the commercial well they did on the citrus orchard. </div>
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Here is what a final electric pump installation looks like. The generator in the back powers the pump which fills the tank on top of the water tower that they then empty onto the trees. Great work guys!</div>
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^New drill stems with longer threads.</div>
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^Jonathan working on one of the stems.<br />
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^The power train modified for over head water flow. Also now sprocket driven by a separate motor.</div>
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^Excited about what she had done.</div>
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Gardening here in Senegal has been a learning experience. Jonathan planted sweet corn right away, but it was all carried off by the ants. He also planted Cucumbers, Zucchini, Tomatoes, Basil, Cantaloupe, and Sweet Potatoes. The cucumber plants are doing great, we have already enjoyed 3 of our own cucumbers. And the other day I used fresh basil in a salad dressing I made. <div>
The sweet potato grows daily. I guess this should be no surprise to us since this is a commonly grown here. Not planted by us but in full season right now is our grapefruit tree! Although Jonathan is the one with the green thumb, I have to admit there is something about having produce from your own garden. </div>
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Oh the crazy things we do for love! I let Jonathan get a pig. Since moving here he has begged me for a goat, cow, pig, chickens, and a rabbit. I have said no to everything until last week. Ok, I take that back I did say he could get some chickens if he built them a pin. The bottom line is that our yard is just too small for all the animals Jonathan wants. But last week when he saw this pig, it was like he was a 5 year old boy who had just seen his dream toy at Walmart. He turned to me with the biggest brown eyes, clasping his hands together, and sticking out his bottom lip begging me to let him get a pig. "Please Babe! Please can I get a pig! Please I really want one! Look at that one, look how cute it is?! Please, I promise to take care of it!" And with my arms crossed I replied "NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!.........................Ok, fine whatever. Get a pig if you want it that bad." <br /><br /><br />He has told me that she (the pig) is not a pet. He intends to raise her to butcher and also to gain more knowledge how raising pigs. So should we ever help a pastor start a pig project he will have know how. To which I said "Yea, whatever you just wanted a pig!" <br />Take a look at the blog to see a picture of Jonathan and Bacon (thats right, he named her Bacon to remind him of her purpose). <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When we brought Bacon home, Jonathan didn't have a pin set up for her so he had to improvise. He decided that using this metal ring and digging a pit would be the best he could do for now. He picked a nice shady area of the yard and started to dig. At 3ft he stopped and put her in, and she just jumped right out. So he dug another foot and thought there is no way she is getting out now. Not, so! She jump 4 feet and was free again. While he dug a little more I went to find something to put over the top so she couldn't jump out. This is working for now, but we know she needs more space. </div>
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tea culture</b> is an important part of daily social life. In and
around Senegal, tea is prepared and presented in an elaborate process known by
the Wolof word, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">attaya</i> or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ataaya</i>. People sometimes drink tea
at breakfast but more particularly after meals, and it is the beverage that is
offered to friends and visitors. Drinking tea promotes conversation and
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leaves are put into the teapot with some water and mint leaves and boiled over
a charcoal stove. Sugar is added to the teapot and the tea is poured into small
glasses of a certain height and then poured back and forth from the glass to
the teapot several times so that foam appears in the glass. The thicker the
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The Western African style of serving involves holding the tea pot high above the table and pouring the hot tea at least twelve inches through the air into small glasses. (Glasses made of glass, not porcelain cups.) If the sugar is added to the pot, the tea is sometimes poured from the glasses back into the pot (before anyone has sipped) and the process is repeated. This mixes the sugar into the tea. Western Africans generally drink their tea very sweet.</span><br />
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Having afternoon Attaya has been a wonderful way for us to build relationships with our neighbors as well as opening the door for us to learn a new language. Wolof is a trade language used for communicating between different villages and tribes. You are more likely to hear Wolof spoken on the street than you are to hear French. This being said, J and I would really like to learn Wolof. </div>
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When it came down to it we decided that it was worth it to pay a little more to have the cement block foundation. As you can see Jonathan is going to have to put a new roof on here pretty soon. Ok I am totally pulling your leg, this is not our house. This is just a little house I saw on the edge of town<br />
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It's never a good sign when Uncle Tim says "This place has really good food, just don't look back into the kitchen." I didn't eat much of the first meal because I was sure I was going to get sick, of course after everyone had finished eatingTim said "I have been eating here for years and have never gotten sick. I also didn't eat much because this is where we were served fish for the first time. I tried one bite and was pleased with myself that I only gagged 3 times and no one at the table even noticed I was gagging. The next meal I just stuck with rice and vegetables.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">^The Church building in the village of Badd.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">^This little gazebo is used for Children's Church, and their baptismal. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">^Jesus and the Woman at the well painted at the front of the church.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">^It was very hard to get a good picture during service.</td></tr>
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The older man on the right in the picture above is called the "Man of Peace". He is the reason there is a Church of the Nazarene in the village. Uncle Tim explained to us that in order to be able to do anything in a village you have to be invited. So when they first came to the village to show the Jesus Film several years ago they had to first make friends with one of the elders of the village. When you have made a friend that person is then your Man of Peace, that way if anything goes wrong in the village you have someone that can speak for you to the Chief and elders of the village. Without a Man of Peace you have no right to speak in the village. This man is not only our Man of Peace but is also a member in the Church. He is also the older brother of the Chief. The Chief is still practicing his Muslim faith, so please pray with the church in Badd that their Chief will hear and respond to the Truth. If /When he becomes a christian it is likely that the rest of the village would then follow.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">^The Pastor and Teens singing after Church. The Pastor is the young man on the right.</td></tr>
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^Here we are at St. Louis Airport on Monday July 21st ready to go!</div>
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^Me, in my full traveling attire. Favorite t-shirt, most comfortable jeans, hiking shoes, heavy sweatshirt (to save space and weight in my trunk), and my trusty backpack that has been traveling the world with me since 2006. And of course I can't forget my passport!</div>
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^In Chicago on July 22nd headed to Brussels after being very well rested. Although it doesn't look like it in this picture.</div>
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^This was the "Starter" Arabian-Style Chicken and quinoa salad with dried fruit. Not even the Main Course.</div>
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^"Life is like a box of chocolates...." Thank you life and Brussels Airlines!</div>
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