Drought Again

All of the lands of Gabra have become a dry waste land as it has not rained for over a year and a half.

The camels, goats and sheep walk for miles each day looking for water, along with the wild animals.
This vulture is hoping for an easy meal.


The Gabra people will suffer from malnutrition due to the absence of their precious animals.

OPEN HOUSE

You're invited to an OPEN HOUSE for Eddie & Rachel Andersen

Please join us for one of three dates:

January 15 from 2-5 pm at 34 White Hills NE, Grand Rapids

January 22 from 2-5 pm at Fellowship Bible Church, 15100 161st, Grand Haven

January 29 from 2-5 pm at 1001 Crosby NW, Grand Rapids

Hope to see you there!!!

How hot is it?

Desert Fish

Recently a ten ton truck filled with tilapia and ice sank into some mud on the Chalbi Desert. It sat almost six days in the mud until another truck filled with ice took the good fish that were left to Nairobi. There were approximately 1,500 fish in the truck. We ate six of them as a reward for our efforts in trying to help get it unstuck.


We hauled rocks over to put under the tires of the truck.


The truck was really stuck--this is actually an improvement after two or three days of work.


A four wheel drive Mercedes truck came to try to help pull them out.


It got stuck too.


The station Landrover pulled up the Mercedes so that rocks could be piled under its tires and then pulled out.

Hooray for the Landrover!!

Family Photos

Out on the desert


Acacia loves big brother Uriah

Silas just plain sweet


Miriam cheezin'

Ezra the card shark

Ja-el in the wind

New Arrival(s)

On Monday, September 9, 2010 at around 6 p.m. Ezra Thomas Andersen made his arrival. We are thankful for a safe delivery and happy health of both Mama and Baby.

Proud Papa and Mama, just an hour after delivery.


Day old Ezra doing what he does best--sleeping.

Mama with Sara Bell, a midwife who was visiting and had the honor of attending the delivery of Ezra. THANK YOU SARA!!!


OTHER ARRIVALS
We also had two other arrivals at the beginning of September. Becca and Emma came out to help with homeschooling and to volunteer at the local school in Kalacha.

Trailer Woes

Being on the road for us is always an adventure. Now with the car running smoothly, the trailer we were given had a few issues.

Three U bolts snapped and bent turning our trailer into a mess of scrap metal. Note the bend in the axle. Both shocks were bent and the tire on the right was ruined. The whole trailer took flight and attempted to take us with it. Perhaps flying to Kalacha would have been a better idea.

After unloading everything and hauling it to Loglogo, friends hauled the trailer bed in their truck.

At a friend's house, Eddie begins the big job of creating a new axle with a new suspension system. You can see the trailer bed behind him on the left.

Trailing arms, shocks and springs were a gift from another missionary in Kenya.
Eddie puts his welding skills to use.
Trying to make it "just right."
Underside of the completed job and a whole new suspension is installed in less than a day.
The improved trailer completed.