Hoyt Family Uganda
Steve and Melinda Hoyt serving Christ in Uganda Africa through Engineering Ministries International East Africa along with daughters Sophia, Janet, Madeline and Hannah.
Sunday, January 7, 2018
Madeline is as diverse and amazing as she is beautiful. She is full of energy and thinks outside the box like no kid I have ever seen. Her unique perspective on life and the connections she makes between events, relationships, and ideas continues to surprise and challenge me. She is very athletic, climbing trees like a monkey, catching balls like a superstar, and all while retaining her sweet princess persona. She has amazing rhythm and is taking drumming lessons with our friend Jonathan from church. She continues with her piano, French, but her favorite extracurricular activity is drawing which like her father she is very talented. Her ability to discern how things work and her analytic view of the world helps her to be a great problem solver which gives her a unique propensity to invent. I have no doubt she will bring that creative inventive spirit to any career she chooses which right now is engineering and science.
Monday, April 14, 2014
Hannah Bannana Matooke Grace Hoyt
Sophia Danielle Hoyt
Baby Sophia - so cute right bird was a gift from a friend in Uganda. |
Janet aka "T-Bird"
My Favorite Baby Janet Picture :) |
Big girl makeup?? Fun Girl Party!! |
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Unsuspecting Angels
Thursday, January 17, 2013
The Value of a Name
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
1st order of window and door lumber called “Mugavu” arrived Friday. Amount shown represents 1/8th of our actual “Phase 1” need.
It was legally cut near the Rwenzori Mountains (Eastern Uganda at the DRC border)…though it was farm grown, thus the mountain gorillas remain safe, the rains prevented the truck from getting within 2 miles of the source. So after using chain saws to cut down and rough cut the sizes shown the men carried around 250 - 12” x 2” x 7 foot and 25 - 12” x 2” x 14 foot pieces the two miles on their heads to the truck. Ironically the delivery truck lost a wheel 400 feet from the container shown. So using the ministries Toyota Hilux we loaded 19 - 7 footers at a time (or 6 – 14 footers) and moved them the remaining 400 feet. They were amazingly heavy…yes I helped carry, load and unload.
The furnace will be built using some of the clay bricks that were not acceptable for construction. We will build it partly below ground level and the remaining parts, including the chimney, will be buried in a mound of dirt above ground. Air will naturally flow up hill (via a shallow brick lined tunnel) in order to fuel the charcoal fire inside.
The slightly inclined brick chimney will give the heat and smoke its only opportunity to escape the furnace; into the container.
Two holes will be cut at the far end of the container. They will be small enough such that a would-be thief cannot pull the timber out. It will also be small enough such that the two fans blowing the moisture out also cannot be taken. When there is no electricity, since the holes will be toward the containers top, nature should take its course.
A metal awning will be welded in place to keep the rains out.
About the Hoyts
Melinda and the girls are dedicated to learning and growing in love and grace through home school activities and community bible study with the ladies and children of Uganda.
About eMi EA
Vision:
The vision of eMi is to glorify God by offering hope to the spiritually and physically poor.
eMi EA's mission is to glorify God by exemplifying Christ's love to the spiritually and physically impoverished of