Painting

Yesterday I helped to paint a wall in the kitchen here at Matthew 25 and applied a second coat today.  I helped someone who is volunteering here for several days to paint a dinning room table.  It was the table that was used for surgery just after the earthquake. If you would like, you can guess why there is a picture of a foot on the table.  The woman who is volunteering has a lot of artistic ability.  She did most of the work, I helped by paining in some of the easier things.  It seems that I have had a lot of opportunity to do things here that I don't consider myself to do well, but I have basically done okay and for the most part have enjoyed them.  I do make an effort to find time to walk though the tent community and talk with people most days, I will miss them.  There are many beautiful people.  Some people are amazingly joyful even in the midst of challenges I can't imagine.    

I am still not sure exactly when I will move to the other program.  They are in the process of moving things around, and hope to have a space, well actually a tent, (but a really nice one) ready for me by early next week.  There is someone who is interested in coming to Matthew 25 to volunteer long term.  Apparently she expressed an interest previously and was turned away because I was coming.  I am glad that she may have the oppertunity; it is a great place, just not what I am feeling called to right now.  Hopefully it will work out well for her, maybe she will be good at and enjoy book keeping and laundry. 
I hope you are all doing well.  Take care.
 Love, Kathleen