A walk around in more detail

I realized the first walk around gave you general idea so I thought I would add some details.

This is the first house down the road from the Outdoor Ministry project.  It belonged to their parents and the adult children come to stay when they need a get away in the quiet bush.

This is the new house being constructed across the road from it by one of the brothers Manike.

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This is one of the most delightful folks around- Jaydeen- age 4, her favorite song is This Little Light of Mine which we initially sang over and over when we walk.  Now it is the first song but we can sing other songs which we have both learned in English and Afrikaans.  She lives next door to the new house.

Her smile is as sweet as it looks and she has a sweet personality but wait until you see her imitation of a model on the catwalk!  She is quite a mix of sweet and sassy!

This is Jaydeen's house with her and her dogs Terry and Tessie.  She lives there with her parents Jacqeline and Jacob and 7 y/o brother Geraldo.

Looking down to the end/curve in the road where the cemetery is.

The cemetery with 12 rows and 16 spaces in each row.  It is almost full with family from 1930s to now.

Looking toward the newer rows with silk flower adornment.

There are also jars with preserved flowers.  In the desert fresh flowers and plants don't last very long and silk flowers fade and blow away so this is an innovative alternative.

Aunty Thomas' house, around the curve from Jaydeen's house.  She is the elder of Kalkveld at 95.  Her daughter Katherine and son-in-law Kenny live with her since she broke her hip last year.  She is working on getting back on her feet.  Everyone visits Aunty Thomas when they come to Kalkveld as she has taught them all in Sunday School up until last year.

This is Om Ansi's (Uncle George) house across from Aunty Thomas.

This is Aunty Sarah's house - a deacon and lay preacher.  Her son Clive and wife Sanette and children William (12), Sharifa (8) and Cyril (4) live in the back house.  Sarah's house is closest to the new and old church buildings and the new house pictured above and Jaydeen's house are behind hers.
 

This is the vacant parsonage which is used for work crews for the Outdoor Ministry building.

A ruin of a house behind Om Jon and Aunty Poppies house- haven't got the story yet.

Another ruin. Same unknown story.  Many of the original people who lived here have passed to the cemetery and when the stores and milk factory closed there were no jobs so their children migrated to Otjiwarango, Windhoek and other places for jobs.

Jon and Poppie's house.  They have several buildings and a great garden and back yard.  Their sons and daughters visit and granddaughter Vanessa (18) lives with them.  She has become our Sunday School helper and is eager to be the teacher this week!  The dogs peeking through the gate are Dexter, Jessie and Zoe.  At first they were mad at me for moving in across the street.  Now they decided I am theirs to visit and protect on their territory.   They chase the cows and it is hysterically funny to see those little dogs get the herd of 10 on the run!

Next door is another family house used for visiting the great quiet bush- Nora and her sister Baby were there last week from Otjiwarango and Okahanja.



Another ruin. Same unknown story.

This is where Abe lives.  You can see the side of the ruined house above in this picture.  He is brother in law to Om Garrett who owns the house I am living in and who has been so helpful to getting me settled.

And next door is Aunty Lokkies's house- where she lives with her grand children Armando (18) and Charlene/Chantel (16) and the dog with puppies.

Now we have gone in a full counterclockwise circle from my house (not pictured) and back again.