Counting down the days

Habari to all-
The kids are leaving Dar es Salaam tonight for home, and we're still here in Miyuji, hopefully to finish our windmill today. It is the first totally Tanzania-built windmill, and we're very excited and honoured to be putting it up. It will water a new garden here to grow vegetables to feed the school children.
Since the kids left last Wednesday, we've been touring every afternoon, visiting missions that serve lepers, mentally handicapped children, Aids/HIV orphans, and the poorest of the poor's homes.
The poverty is indescribable. And yet the hospitality of the people is incredible. On Sunday, we went to the local parish church. It was all in Swahili, and the choir danced and sang, and they had an auction after Mass to raise money for the Diocese and the parish. It was 'Thanksgiving Sunday'. We had some quiet time, and were able to just hang around the neighbourhood, and paint the fins for the windmill. Our usual de-briefing followed.
Yesterday, Monday, was the most exciting day since we arrived, because the container of food that we shipped finally arrived here!!!!! We unloaded it with much happiness and lots of pictures. Unfortunately, we are not as computer-literate as the kids, so don't know if we can upload a picture. We'll try.
Tonight is African night. We're having roasted goat, and wearing our African clothes--no shoes or socks allowed. Should be fun.
Love you and miss you all.
Pat, Julian, Casey, Josh, Fr. Wladek, Anita, Rob, Aileen, and Wilf