BRRR! It has been cold and raining the entire day. What started out as a little cloudy has turned into nearly 12 hours of cold, rainy weather. Although it's inconvenient, many here are not complaining since it is their first measurable rainfall in over 3 months. This was the view from my window this morning...but the situation quickly changed.
Distributing glasses went much better today than yesterday. This was the first public event held in the new ministry center. It was good to be able to help those truly in need and explain again to some of them why we do what we do.
Isak, the HandiKOS director, is a very intelligent man who has many talents and many connections. He phoned the Slovenia KFOR commander and arranged for the KFOR commander to stop by and see the new center and inform them how this ministry has partnered--and will continue to partner--with HandiKOS. Hopefully, it will also be a recognized NGO in Kosova very soon. He explained to the new commander that this is a Protestant church, Banush is the pastor, and all the work of HandiKOS in and around Vushtrri. After the meeting, the commander promised cooperation and assistance from KFOR if it is ever needed. Mission accomplished.
After all this meeting, it was finally macchiato time. Schweppe's comes later. We met Sabri for a short time, and to those who know him, he sends his greetings! His family is fine; he is "so-so." Enough said.
We went to the market to purchase the food for tomorrow's food parcel distribution. En route there, we passed a small kiosk from the local hospital where two nurses were distributing information about varicose veins, diabetes, et al. It was raining really hard then so I didn't take a lot of time to discuss this information with them [although I would have loved to], but I did get their photo [surprise, surprise!]. They were't up for talking a lot either; they said, "just check out the website!" and ran for cover.
The market was an interesting place. I saw leeks the size of baseball bats, cabbages the size of bowling balls and tomatoes as large as softballs. This could be a chef's paradise.
We were going to have a youth meeting at the ministry center tonight, but because of the weather, no one said they could come, so we called it a day and returned to Prishtina. I found the nearest internet cafe so I could catch up on emails and update the blog page. I'm sure the internet connection is still not functioning at the guesthouse, so I'm glad Banush told me about this internet cafe that is a little closer. It sounds like it is still raining out,so it will be a fast walk back to the guesthouse.
I wonder if I can find some flija along the way...
"Note e mire" [good night],
Les
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Isak helping a client with eyeglasses. |
After all this meeting, it was finally macchiato time. Schweppe's comes later. We met Sabri for a short time, and to those who know him, he sends his greetings! His family is fine; he is "so-so." Enough said.
We went to the market to purchase the food for tomorrow's food parcel distribution. En route there, we passed a small kiosk from the local hospital where two nurses were distributing information about varicose veins, diabetes, et al. It was raining really hard then so I didn't take a lot of time to discuss this information with them [although I would have loved to], but I did get their photo [surprise, surprise!]. They were't up for talking a lot either; they said, "just check out the website!" and ran for cover.
The market was an interesting place. I saw leeks the size of baseball bats, cabbages the size of bowling balls and tomatoes as large as softballs. This could be a chef's paradise.
We were going to have a youth meeting at the ministry center tonight, but because of the weather, no one said they could come, so we called it a day and returned to Prishtina. I found the nearest internet cafe so I could catch up on emails and update the blog page. I'm sure the internet connection is still not functioning at the guesthouse, so I'm glad Banush told me about this internet cafe that is a little closer. It sounds like it is still raining out,so it will be a fast walk back to the guesthouse.
I wonder if I can find some flija along the way...
"Note e mire" [good night],
Les
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