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THE ADVENTURES OF JOHN AND MARTY

An ongoing narrative of our lives and the lives of the folks we relate to in Kadawa, Kenya
and the general local!

HARVEST DISTRIBUTION & NEW WILDLIFE

6/17/2015

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PictureONE OF OUR MANGO TREES
The Mango Crop & Banana Distribution
John, Charles, Elizabeth, Peter and Marty collected ripe mangoes from our four trees.  Peter climbed up and shook the trees, forcing ripe ones to fall.  We collected two big baskets full.  On Friday we pulled green ones and distributed them along with the ripe ones.  We distributed two paint-can size tins full of mangoes (ours are a small variety), a dozen bananas and some leafy veggies to each of 13 widows.  The avocados aren't quite ready, but will be distributed soon.  It takes an avocado tree up to ten years before it will bear fruit.  Ours has not done so before this year.  That was one of Marty's heart's desires - for the avocado tree to produce.

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HARVESTING KENYAN STYLE VS. WESTERN
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SEE THE AVOCADO TREE - REAR LEFT
New Wildlife in Our Neighborhood
Not far from where we live in town there is an area called Kiboko.  It is located right on Lake Victoria.  Kiboko is the Kiswahili name for Hippopotamus    The community is named that because many hippos live in the lake there.  In fact, nearby is an area called Hippo Point.  We just learned that they stay in the water in the day time to keep cool, but at night they come up into the village area and graze - in large numbers.  We are told that they have been part of the locale for years and the people accept them and they accept the people.  Our driver said they are "friendly" and there have never been incidents in the community of injury from hippos.  He assured us it is different with hippos in the wild; they are ferocious.  (No photos of the local hippos!  And most likely won't have any.)

Prayer Requests:
Penny Bell, Jeremy's wife - Diagnosed with esophageal cancer - surgery scheduled for June 23 (Jeremy is our colleague in the UK, who works with us in developing the farm);
Health (We are well, other than getting tired.);
Wisdom in operating the farm & decisions for the future;



With Blessings & Much Love,


J & M
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PART OF OUR FIRST WEEK

6/11/2015

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Sauline's Miracle
On Monday the men were on the new section of land discussing  removal of an ant hill that is in the way of the new fence.  Our immediate neighbor, Sauline, whom we hadn't met before, came over and asked us to come to her house to pray for her because she was very ill.  John, Peter and Marty went through the maize and came upon her house in the middle of it.  This poor lady was burning up with fever and very weak.  
Sauline is an older widow, who isn't part of RCC (the church with which we are affiliated in Kadawa), but we do not limit our giving to members only.  We gave her a "Samaritan Parcel" (maize meal, sugar, tea, milk, salt, soap, a pot scrubber) and a leso (a multi-purpose 4x6 colorful piece of cloth).  She was very surprised and so delighted.
Even though she was sick, she insisted on giving us a chicken to show thanks.  (Plus she asked us to take a photo.)
Yesterday (Wednesday - 2 days later) we asked how she was and Marty was going to go over to visit her.  Couldn't do it!!  She is completely well (had no medicine) and was not at home because she had business to which she needed to attend.  She is spreading the good news all over the village.  Yaaay God!!  We are continually amazed! 
Joash & The Hyena Pack
Our night watchman, Josah, was accosted by a pack of 10 hyenas one night a couple of weeks.  It had rained, and apparently their sense of smell is heightened at that time.  So they were on the prowl and were traveling across the farm.  Joash was in his watchman's hut when they showed up.  They began to close in on him and some of them actually reared up ready to attack him (there is no door on the hut).  He took his panga and banged it mightily on the tin roof of the hut and the noise was enough to chase them off.  Whew!
We had T-shirt's made for the staff - they wanted "uniforms".  Here is Joash in his new shirt!

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Saluting you all!
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With his bow & arrow!
Prayer Requests
Wisdom in running and maintaining the farm;
Our health (we are well);
Marty as she speaks at RCC on Sunday coming;
Safety.


With Much Love
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    John & Marty Smith

    Our primary focus is to improve the lives of destitute senior widows to assist in giving them dignity in their declining years,  and give aid to other impoverished women, children and men in Western Kenya; predominately in the village of Kadawa on Lake Victoria.

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