First Night at Our House on Mango Avenue

Today we officially moved into our new home. This afternoon, two men from the local water committee came over to check out the 95-year-old stone water storage tank in our back yard. It has some cracks in it and we are interested in fixing it, and using it, as there is no water here at our house. They agreed to let us use the tank. It will hold about 5000 liters of water. (The cisterns that MCC helps build in the communities holds about 17,000 liters of water.) We will have to buy all of our water from a water truck. During the rainy season, we will collect and store water.

There is work to do on the house. Thank goodness Martin came along! We will send more pictures of the interior and surroundings as we progress.

This evening, 5 kids from the neighborhood where we used to live came over to visit. They stayed and played with Isaiah and Micah for a while.

At about the same time, a woman and her two daughters who live just up the hill from us, came over with a bucket full of hot, chicken-mole tamales. We bought enough for our family and the kids. We all sat around and talked for a while. Our neighbor said good-bye with the promise to bring atole (hot, breakfast drink) by at 7am tomorrow morning. I walked the neighborhood kids home and they wanted to know when they could come back tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday. For now, we have a play date with them this Saturday at 10am.

On the way back home, I met another neighbor and her daughter walking towards town. They are so glad we have finally moved in and want to know when we can come over for a meal. They invited us to church on Sunday.

We feel blessed to have found this home on Mango Avenue and look forward to the many adventures ahead. As we got into bed, Martin looked out the window above our bed and said, “There is Orion’s belt! It’s right there! So clear.”
And so we go to sleep, looking at the stars, listening to the cattle mooing, and feeling a cool breeze.

We welcome you to come visit us on Mango Avenue.