I have had some really interesting projects given for me to review. One was for some pumps for the Black Lion Hospital in Ethiopia. The old pumps were only partially working so people had to carry water to the top floors of the hospital. It is a very large complex. There are about 10,000 people (patients, staff, etc) that use the hospital every day. The other one was for a pineapple project in Uganda. The area is very poor (I will send some pictures that the humanitarian couple sent me when I get them home). Aids is a major problem in the area. Most of the recipients will be children because the adults rarely live beyond age 25. The other interesting one that I have been working on is sending supplies (food, medical supplies, etc) to Kampala for the refugees that are coming from the Congo.
We did have a fun day Saturday. We went to the Johannesberg zoo. The east border of the zoo is about ¼ mile from our flat but, it is BIG---52 hectares (over 100 acres). There are not a large number of animals but they are basically in natural settings so they have lots of room to move. All we saw were in "great shape". We saw a few animals we have never seen before, except on TV (e.g. some of the antelope species and wild dogs). Most of the animals at the zoo are common to most zoos. I would like to be there when they feed the crocodiles. The one big one looked like he/she could eat you in a couple of bites. I wanted to see the black Mamba in the reptile house but none of us spotted it. The spitting cobra was "eye to eye" with me (with glass in between) and one of the female lions was as close as the cobra.
Today was probably our last day to go to church at Etwatwa. We apparently have an assignment in a ward that needs some help (especially in primary). I guess Judy is needed in ways she was not expecting. Both of us will miss the people---especially the kids. The young couples have the cutest little babies you have ever seen and the primary kids are great! The people are special and easy to get to love. They have so much faith, have strong testimonies, are really trying to live the commandments and have few worldly possessions. We will have to visit Etwatwa in the future.
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