Monday, October 26, 2009

On The Road Again

We closed two projects in Vitesbyk this week. The church donated needed equipment in a Boarding House for 300 residents and a Retirement Home for 30 residents. I took some fun pictures of things we saw "on the road."

The fields are green and you would think it was summer except it is cold, rainy, and cloudy. In the fall the farmers plant radishes which they plow into the ground in the spring fertilizing the earth for next year's summer crop.

This tractor was really stuck. They have received a lot of rain and we saw
puddles of waters standing in the fields.

I guess that is why the little babushkas still use manual labor. The bundle on her back is as big as big as she is. I don't even know where she was taking it or how far she had come. She was a long ways away from anything.
This wood pile will be used this winter for one boarding house--this and coal is their only means of heating their buildings.

And of course a road trip isn't complete without seeing a few churches.

6 comments:

mandy said...

I can't believe that load she is carrying! What is it, anyway?

Nina said...

Great pictures.

Rachel said...

Those little babushkas put me to shame with what they are able to do.

The Hurd Herd said...

How are they ever going to get that tractor out?!!? Use a bigger tractor?

Ryan + Angie said...

That is a lot of wood. How do they use it if it is wet?

Randy and Susan Landon said...

You guys see a lot of area and put a lot of miles on the vehicles. Beautiful.