Family is so special

Some may not realise the importance of family and friends in one's life - God created us all to be a part of His family and in addition He gave each of us a family of our own too. Today I wanted to share how special someone in my family is ...

~ My husband Kev is an amazing man of making plans ! In this critical stage of our life in Zim my husband has gone all out to resolve what would normally be major problems in one's life !!

Power : We have the blessing of an inverter and that not only runs the TV and VCR, he has also set up lights in the kitchen and lounge which run on battery power when the electricity gets cut in the evenings.

Cooking : He has made a wood stove from an old truck rim which has a cast iron plate as the cooking surface. He has given this to our domestics to use on a daily basis and when the power goes out we can also use this to boil our veg and even fry some meat {that's when we can find some in Zim at a reasonable price!}

Water : as we haven't had municipal water supplied to our home in 2 weeks he has converted an old truck fuel tank into a storage tank which gravity feeds into house - the greatest part is it fills up the toilet and so the effort of filling buckets from the pool is no longer a tiresome part of our life. This water also feeds through the taps but not quite enough pressure to feed the geyser. That's another plan in progress !

Transport : our good old Mazda 323 is starting to shows signs of it's age but with regular tuneups done by my husband the car still gets me to church each Sunday. When the fuel runs low and we can't just pull into a garage like many folks do - he will syphon some fuel from a "chigub" into the car - certainly not a job I like to do.

So what more could I ask for - a handyman as a husband ! That is a sure blessing and I'm grateful to Kev for all that he does for us all.

Next post will be another special family member.