Lime Hall and Ocho

Saturday morning we drove to Lime Hall to get the car washed.  Of course it rained in the process.  When we came to the place where we normally wash the car, there was a mini van there with the whole back of it filled with large water containers.  Another car also drove up with some big barrels to put water in.  Wayne showed us another area where we could wash the car.  It was down by the big water pump.  It was so peaceful down there and no one was coming to get water.  In the summer when it is hot and there is not a lot of rain, the people can't get water to their houses because there is no pressure.  They have to go to pipes where they can fill up their containers.  The place where we  usually go is a very popular place to get water. I always wonder what the residents are thinking when they see W washing a white man's truck.  It usually takes W a little over an hour to wash the truck.  When we were driving up past our usual water pipe, the mini van was still there.  After we left Lime Hall, we drove out to P L's to get the remainder of the "food" for the poor."  We stopped at the store to get some bags to package the rice, beans and cornmeal so that Brian would have some food on hand when people call at the last minute.  We spent some time at the branch getting ready for Sunday and did a few odds and ends at home.  I watched the Women's Conference and enjoyed it very much.

Sunday we went to the branch at 8:15 as we had a sister coming early to church.  As it turned out, she didn't get there until almost nine.  She lives in Steer Town and the residents had blocked the roads by the schools so no vehicles could get up the road.  That is the resident's way of making the government deliver water to their area.  Because of the roadblock, she had to walk a distance to catch a taxi.  We did not have very many people at church.  A lot of the members are sick with the Chikungunya which is caused by mesquitos.   Our YW's president was not there so I taught YW's.  It would have been nice to have some time to prepare.  After church, the RS president drove me home so that I could give her some of the rice and beans and cornmeal we had packaged  for next Sunday.  When Brian got home, we drove to R's to deliver some food and a couple of envelopes and we also stopped at the L to see how Aunt was doing.  We heard that she had fallen again.  By the time we ate dinner, it was almost 7:30.

Water pump by the place where W washed the car.

Tree roots

Looking from the water pump up to the road.

Remember the nutmeg pod.  I put it in the sun and when it split open, this is what I found.   I will leave this in the sun until it splits open and reveals the nutmeg.