spoiled

Debbie collects nativity "sets" or representations might be a better word for them.  Some are fabulous works of art and craftsmanship--and some of them less so.  My favorite remains am ever-so-primitive one that I bought in the extreme back woods of Guatemala.  She was less enthralled by it than I.  In January, still back in th US without a thought of a Mozambican mission, she was given a beautifully carved ebony wood african nativity.  Coincidentally, we visited the very craftsman who created it today--living in Beira, Mozambique.  While there, I noticed that he had turned some items that he was making on a lathe and asked to see him work that tool.  The above little video demonstrates a human powered lathe--which to my surprise, really works quite well.  It was impressive to see creative people creating without the bells and whistles like and fancy tools and electricity and much much else that we believe to be necessities.  As an aspiring wood-worker, I was impressed.