Wood Shavings

Today we walked our two female students (Mary and Irene) to the wood shop where the men there told us that they could have all the shavings they wanted to fire their kilns. This was great because now they can save money on fire wood and will soon be able to use the shavings to fire all their pots. They just have to practice packing the shavings in a way, so they do not burn too fast or two slow. We experimented with some pots in the kiln. Some of the pots were not dry enough to be fired and they exploded, but we were successful with two of the four pots we placed into the kiln.
Our favorite little boy in the village, (Simon) had Malaria today. We could tell he was really sick and they took him to the hospital. So we were praying that would get better. He eventually did, and was back to his old self in the next few days.