Kids and their trikes

Hello everyone back home! I hope all is going well with you back in America and if you live in the NE I hope it isn’t too cold.                

                So today it is my turn to write the blog. I’m not sure where to begin. There has been so much going on the past week and a half. I have had a hard time to process it all. As others have written about we trekked the cliffs that are practically in our backyard. Got to play in a Baobab tree. Played some soccer with kids who came by the compound. The most exciting thing that has happened since I last wrote to you all is that the Mobility Tricycle work has begun at the handicap center. This has been a source of joy and stress haha. There is much to be done in a short period of time, but I am looking forward to the challenge. After we took stock of what materials we had and organized the shop where we are working we started work on Yempabou’s tricycle. We switched out some broken/old components like the joystick box and batteries. Jared put on the new housing design. After  a few other tweaks we were able to finish Yempabou’s trike today and he was excited to have it back and appreciated our work. We have two more electric tricycles to go to do some maintenance work and retrofit the trikes with new parts that we developed. Along with some other things. Please be praying that we can keep going and persevering through any difficulties we come across. And that we would be able to accomplish the work we need to do in the time remaining.

                There has been so much happening that I feel like my time here is flying. Please be praying that I can take some time and not worry about having to get this and that done so that I can fully take in my time remaining here. I have been able to experience Mahadaga and interact with people at The Advancement for Handicap Center, but I don’t want to miss something, because I am too distracted to see it. God has been  so good to me and to our whole team. God has really blessed me with the children I have met. I have loved playing with children who have shown up at the compound and also the handicap center. They are so joyful and love just throwing a Frisbee with us or playing soccer or taking us on an adventure to a baobab tree.

I love you all! 

Seth