Babysitting...

We're all back in Europe now, having taken an overnight flight to Madrid and then going our separate ways back to Marseille, Barcelona and Malaga. During the flight, I picked up the Iberia in-flight magazine for February and was amazed to discover an article about trees: I'd had no idea that the United Nations has declared 2011 the international year of the forests, and is encouraging governments worldwide to support organisations that get involved in reforestation initiatives. Seems that the launching of our "Planting Together" vision is perfectly timed to coincide with this international emphasis. This morning, Curtis and I had a conference call with the other two men on our KKI European leadership team - to give a report of our time in Africa and to consider the next steps for sending a pilot team to Senegal this summer.
This week, however, I'm "babysitting" at Villa Rehoboth: my friends have gone to the UK for a week, so I'm looking after Brandy the dog, Simba the cat, and the four egg-laying chickens. (Pepe, the turkey, is no more.... having been served up for Christmas dinner at the end of last year!) While I'm here, I'll also be working on some LDC admin, including the preparation of new staff and student handbooks that will be printed for this year's school.