A Visit to the "Lake"

Several years ago, Fr. KeKe took us (a group from St. Edward) to see a “lake”.  It is actually a kind of reservoir that had been constructed.  He had told us that the water would be used to irrigate nearby fields and that eventually there would be fish in it.  I asked Fr. KeKe to take me back to see it.  It is a short (10 minute) ride from the village.  Most of the way is more a path than a road but fortunately we had a 4-wheel drive vehicle.  The sun was setting and the light had a golden glow as we got there.  As we walked to the lake, we stopped along the way so the farmer could collect some baby chicks from a nest in a tree.

There were crops of peanuts, piti mi (millet) 

and corn, plus others that I couldn’t identify.  And sure enough, if I looked closely, I saw small fish perhaps one to two inches in length.   I asked Fr. KeKe who owned the land around the lake; answer: the parish does.  So who will manage it and who gets the produce?  Some of the produce goes to the rectory, some will be sold which helps to fund the parish.  He told me that there will be a committee in charge of managing the lake and the land.  As you can see from these pictures, it is beautiful!