Today we were forced to move today.
Not our own dwelling but one of the houses
that Adventures in Missions had been renting.
The owner decided he wished to sell and as a result the renting of the
house had been terminated.
We have until
Wednesday to be out and today was moving day.
In order to get the deposit back that was paid at the onset of renting,
it was necessary for the inside to be thoroughly painted.
Yesterday the painting crews came in with a
homemade ladder and a few brushes.
We awoke this morning to begin the day as early as Kenyans
care to, about 8:00 am, and found five men ready to work until the job was
done.
With them was a two wheeled cart
that was about as large as the bed of a small sized pickup truck.
They were professionals at arranging the
articles from the house, no matter the size, on the cart they possessed.
In four trips they had carted all the
essential items away and carried them up the narrow stairs to the second floor
office about a quarter of a mile away.
After assisting the move, we went back to the house to find
the electrician removing all the extra wiring they added.
Earlier in the morning the plumber took out
the plumbing that had been added along with a tank around the side of the
house.
The week before, we dug up the
plants in the yard and took out the blocks that comprised the patio.
The notion around here is to remove anything
that was added to a place, meaning that if it is not nailed down or attached,
it is to be taken.
Moreover, even some
things that are nailed down are to be removed.
We will be taking a portion of the fence that surrounds the house and a
few other things that were added during the residency of the last tenants.
I chuckle a bit as I watch the landscaping removal process
and the stripping of other things that were added.
The resemblance of a sidewalk was even
removed and placed in our mission compound.
The joy of doing businesses internationally, as well as different
cultures, is wonderfully delightful.
It
certainly keeps one on his toes!
