Up All Night Building a Chicken Coop

Dear Friends of Radio Kahuzi,

We all Praise the Lord Anyhow

We're just getting through another week of "ups and downs," and we Praise the Lord, Anyhow--as Ernie Green (our friend from the good 'ol days on the mission field) used to say!

New Security Fence

We're thankful for all the friends that are helping to get the holes dug and the fencing put up Next Door to the studio, at the new location, where the shortwave antenna is being put up.

Doggie in the Hole

The Monday we were to start installing the gravel and the antenna metal poles, Dona (the man who digs the holes) came that morning and said that someone had forgotten to tell us the day before, that a big doggie had fallen into the antenna hole! Sooo, that morning the guys went back to see how they could get the poor doggie out of the hole without hurting themselves as the hole is really deep. Thankfully, a mechanic friend came and went down into the hole, tied a rope around the doggie's neck and one around his front leg, and he lifted, and the guys up above pulled and pulled, and finally got the dog out! Thankfully, no one got hurt! and the doggie was very happy!

Unhappy Neighbor

We went ahead and bought ten big poles and nails to start building the security fence in the front of the antenna; and right away the neighbor lady got ornery and said we couldn't do that because she wants access through to the main road above, through our property! We checked with the higher ups and they said she had no right to block us, so we're going ahead with building the wall of fence, as one calls it.

Up All Night Building a Chicken Coop

Please pray for our relationship, as this same lady overnight, built a chicken coop out of boards, right on the same place, so she is not too sympathetic to Radio Kahuzi. But, thankfully, the owners are siding with us on the right side, so hopefully we'll see if that's all over with!

Workman Finds Rusty Nail

Yesterday, as Dona, was finishing up, driving in each of the first ten long fence poles from above, he jumped down and stepped on a board with an old rusty nail that was hidden in the grass, so he got his tetanus shot right away and said he would come back to work today, but that didn't happen--as we knew that wouldn't be the case!

Thankfully, there's another man who will help us with the fence until Dona's foot gets better. We have 47 poles in all to put up the fence!

Lots to be thankful for, even getting up in the morning is a blessing--in these days especially!

Armed Robbers Skipped His House

One of our friends wasn't visited by the armed robbers last night, but his neighbors on the right and left were! He said the robbers went into one of the homes and stole everything the family owned; and since the lady sells cement in the big market in Kadutu, somehow they knew she would have money, and figured they would make a haul at her home.

Our friend said the gun fire was so loud, but as soon as one of the commanders got there and started firing his gun the robbers fled. That's not always the case! They caught two of them! Sooo, our friend, Basedeke and his family were saved, once again!

Life is so fragile out here--as it seems all over the world! Thank you for praying for us and for your gifts that help keep us and the radio ministry going!

We are looking for His Soon Appearing in the Heavenlies!!

Richard and Kathy McDonald