Greetings from Mama Arlene
April is the month of new beginnings. Well, for Urukundo, it is a month of developing a new system for our kitchen. Thanks to some early gifts, we were able to start. We will continue as funding becomes available. After much discussion, the decision was made. Considering the health problems for our employees breathing smoke and the environmental effects of destroying our forests for firewood, we decided to go ahead with installing the propane gas for cooking.
We will rebuild the kitchen when funds are available. Yes, it truly is a new beginning. For months, I have been anticipating what changing from wood to propane gas might be like. Well, dear friends and family, here in pictures is the answer. In capital letters, I declare: ANOTHER HOPE MADE REAL.
Propane tank arrives.
It takes a lot of men to lift such a heavy object.
OK. Job well done. Tank off of the truck.
Celebration of another Hope Made Real.
A platform was built. The tank now has a permanent resting place.
We must protect our neighbor and secure the land where the propane tank rests. It would not be good to one day find our tank sitting on our neighbor’s property. Yes, a retaining wall and a fence to protect the tank for safety reasons are necessary.
Tanker arrives for the first time to fill our tank.
We have gas.
Protection for the tank.
The tank has its protective house. Painted blue, of course.