Eli and Anna are finishing their interesting Europe travel this week.
Not much new but we are helping Kris' parents more. It is hard for her dad to continue having his activities limited more and more.
Dealing with a new set of pestilence in a Michigan garden has been interesting. Repellents seem to work well for deer but not much for rabbits.
Grated Irish Spring soap, fragrant lotion, cayenne pepper powder and dirt sprinkled on the snap beans and sweet potatoes. Rabbits don't mind. Chicken wire fence around the plants finally worked.
Racoons found the sweet corn patch in the field corn as soon as it started to ripen.
I have Ghost Pepper sauce from last year that is by far the hottest I have ever tried. The fumes are strong so I rarely eat it, partly out of consideration for the rest of my family.
The warning on the bottle isn't much of an exaggeration.
No more damage from racoons after applying a tiny amount on maturing corn ears.
I've used a total of about 4 drops to defend the corn, this bottle should be enough for me and the pests for a few years.
Picking potato beetles and squash vine borers has a bit of a learning curve but resulted in abundant yields.
In Haiti news, the kidnapped nurse and her daughter were released.
I continue to communicate with mission staff at LaGonave, Fauche, and Delice and Zambia.
LaGonave is crowded since many from the mainland have fled to LaGonave due to the gangs.
I was told today that a breadfruit (which used to be considered "poor mans food") is about 5 times more expensive now and sells for about $1.80.
Fauche/Port Margot are still dry. Church conferences continue but are smaller due to economic and travel difficulties.
Delice had some big rains. The bean crop was poor but corn should be maturing soon.
A new report says that 2/3 of Haiti is controlled by gangs:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/prospect-kenyan-troops-haiti-sparked-122752696.html
Hurricane season is getting active, please pray for protection.
We are told our work permit for Zambia may be submitted within the next two weeks.
We should know the results about a week after it is submitted.
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