June Update

Ebule News

Getting Water in and Keeping Water Out

Focus at Ebule this month has been water. The good news is that after digging up the water line, the main break was discovered and repaired and now water can be pumped up to the tank and then can be distributed to the students staff and garden. Previously everyone was using rain water from some small tanks but when the rain stopped, the water was used up and this project became urgent. Now all the houses have water and the garden can be watered without carrying buckets. It has unearthed lots of small plumbing issues with taps etc,,, but at least its progress.

A group from the Presbyterian Church at Takara (a village about 4km from Ebule) have been re-roofing one of the staff houses for us also – this time to keep water out. The old roof was removed, new roof poles cut and then the roof replaced with Natangora. The major section of the roof is now complete and they will return next week to complete the small section over the bathroom/laundry area.

Also made good progress in the garden. The plants initially struggled, largely from lack of water, but now the first Chinese cabbage and beans are almost ready and potatoes, cabbage, carrots and lettuces all coming along.



Currently Rogers main teaching focus is working with the students on small motors – repairing generators, lawn mowers, weed eaters etc. Ebule really needs a good lawn mow – so yesterday they did a deal – and fixed up a lawnmower for an Australian down the road in exchange for using it to get the grass down. The students are particularly motivated if it will mean mowing enough ground to play soccer J
Well that’s Ebule over the last few weeks

Thanks for your support and interest

Roger and Paula