Chessells in Africa: Chessells in Africa:

The rains came down and the floods came up has new meaning here. It rained most of the night however the water soaks into the earth fairly quickly. Fortunately for us we have not yet experienced the very hot temps so we are weathering quite well.
Most of our time is spent with the children.  This morning it was schooling, maths & science--really stretching the brain. We are spending lots of time playing on the tramp and kicking the soccer ball.  The orphanage children play right in front of the house so we always have an audience.  Yesterday I heard "mama Helen" being yelled so I went over to a group of children who just want to touch white skins.  We laughed a lot and chatted about their day.  English is well known here by the children, not so by the workers.
The hospital is a little quieter today as the rain stops many from wandering in.  Graham is having a bit of a break although there was a Caesar late last night and a very tiny baby passed away after 10 days.  Life as usual here but harder for the whites to handle.
Meals are eaten together and mostly rice, beans and pineapple at present.

Waiting at airport Yei

Road to compound