Let There Be Light!

Merembe Everyone! Its Blake here again writing for Mama Louise, After two months of waiting it has finally happened...at precisely 2:58 p.m. Kenya time on this Saturday afternoon we were graced with the benevolent light of the Kenya Power Company! It has taken a long time and a lot of anxiety to get this far, but all of us here are overjoyed with the results... and nobody even had to stage a protest in front of the Power company! Although, our electrician indulged in a very early happy hour and every step on the makeshift Maragoli ladder increased our anxiety, but in the end all was well and the day can be considered a great success! Due to the heavy rains our planned concert from George's band this afternoon had to be postponed until tomorrow. It would have been nice to celebrate our electrical victory with some wonderful music, but I guess that will have to wait. Speaking of George, I was hard at work this morning engineering two small plastic feeders for him to put in his Chicken Coop. George is so thankful for all the help from Mama Louise that he has volunteered to plant flowers all around the school to show his appreciation! Mama Louise has also just made a breakfast request for Sunday morning... my soon to be famous French Toast (It looks like if all else fails I'll be able to become a personal chef) It looks like we will be celebrating this electricity for thew next few days at least! I hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful last weekend in July! -Blake