When the power goes out....

It's 10:33 right now and the power has been out here at the Makarios House since 9:15pm. It was extremely hot today so all the rooms are hot. The power was on from 4pm-7pm which was not enough time to charge our batteries. Not to mention we spent most of the day with dead batteries as well. We have an inverter that charges batteries when the power is on. When the power goes out we use the battery power. The wrench this summer is that the community we live in was cut back on power for no apparent reason except that Edenorte, the power company, is very corrupt. they also raised the cost electricity by 50%! So today and yesterday we have had only about 8 hours of power and our batteries barely have enough time to charge.

What do you do when the power goes out? We live in a concrete house and you can hear every move made when the fans are not running. All the kids have woken up now either hot or because the dogs down the road can be heard loud and clear. We are praying the power comes on at 12am but there is no guarantee. This is not a complain session but an honest picture of one of the many challenges we face. The month we get brand new batteries, the city power comes on less and less so having new batteries does not help. We could buy 4 more batteries but you still face possible inability to charge them. I can live without Internet or computers now after living here for a year but it has taken a year to realize I can live without them. Communication with family and friends is cut to zero and the ability to get work done goes down hill.

What would you do without power every day?
What would you do without AC and fans?
I guess go to bed would be an answer but I can't because of all the noises. How do other people live here without power? That must be so depressing and creates hopelessness. No wonder some of the kids are tired the next day for school or adults are tired during the day. It's easy to make judgements on this culture when you have but when you don't have you begin to see through their eyes.
This is our daily challenges and I can say it is pure frustration in all honesty.

Very thankful for God providing all that he has and continues to do. Tonight I am asking for his grace and strength in how to make it through this night with a little sleep....josh (this was actually written a few weeks ago but didnt post for some reason... oh ! The power went out=)  



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