Last day

This is a shot leaving Solwezi on my last day. Rod and Eric have made great progress since I left. I have been trying to get caught up on work  and family since I got back. Will post more later and then turn the blog over to Rod.

Home again

Man was it good to see the family again. Four in the morning ,but couldn't sleep,body said it's time to go to work. Will post again later.

Still on a jet plane

This is Heathrow airport in london.I'm in Dallas waiting for the flight to Rapid can't wait.I'm wiped out now ,is going to take a few days to recover.

I'm on a jet plane

Arrived in Lusaka saftly. Fly out tomarrow @ 9:10 LeeRays Africa adventure is coming to a close. Hopfully Rod will have time to write on the blog from time to time to keep everyone informed.
  This is the Solwezi airport.

Health center

This is the health center. It is across the road from the proprosed orphanage. They had a thatch hut at on time,but it blew away. When they can get a doctor to come in now they put a mattress under the tree for their clinic. It was a great day and a heartbreaking day. There is so much to be done here.

Jito childrens institution

Meet a wonderful lady today Isabel Kayumba who has a heart for helping orphans and young unwed mothers. This is a goup of pictures that we took at here place the house in the background is about 14'x14' and divided into two rooms. Right now she has a caretaker and one young unmarried girl who has a little girl staying here,she is the girl to my right. She looked to be somewhere around 14 or 15 ,she asked us if we would take her to the US. The ophans are staying with different families now but it is a strain for the to feed them. Isabel's goal is to start an orphanage and home for unwed mothers. The picture with Rod and the yellow bucket is their borehole or well,the bucket is used to draw the water it is then boiled and clorinated to make it safe to drink. The thached hut is like most Africans kitchens. The picture of Rod with the little boy was funny were we the first white people that he had ever seen and he didn't know what to think of us.
  Jito is a Kaonde name which means aplace of safety or hiding place.

World out side the gates

I asked the guards at the gate to our lodge if I could take their pictures , they were happy to have someone to talk to for a while. This is looking down the road to get to the lodge. Second picture is of the second guard ,he wanted his picture taken also. They were wondering what we were doing here,they are paid very little and are always trying to find a better paying job. Today is lockout day 11,tomarrow we should know what is going on.