Prayer Letter
September 2007
Dear Praying Friends:
The government has finalized the survey of the property for the Abdi
Boru Kindergarten building. Tura and his wife, Almaz, started the
kindergarten in a small, two room mud house with a dirt floor, and
no running water. Almaz and their daughters would collect fresh cow
dung each week to spread over the dirt floor to keep the dust down.
(And they did not wear gloves). Eventually, Tura was able to put
down slabs of volcanic flagstones on the floor.
The local neighborhood folks stopped selling water to Tura for the
kids because Tura and his family were not Orthodox. Now, Tura has
been able to bring a small pipe from the town supply into the
Primary School compound (when the water is running).
The kindergarten has about 80 children meeting in two rooms in a mud
house. Then, these children go into the primary school where Karon
is a volunteer English teacher.
Tura has bought two simple cement block making machines which are
hand operated. He is
accumulating blocks for the building project which will begin when
the rains are finished .
One block costs US$0.60 and a truck load of rocks costs US$60.00. If
you would like to buy a load of rocks or some cement blocks, send
the offering to us at the Mission Office, designated "Rocks &
Blocks".
These children will steal your heart with their sweet smiles and
bright eyes.
Your missionaries in Ethiopia,
Frank and Karon
You
ought to pray for the Autersons
