Alrighty, well, today woke up at 7:15am and went and had breakfast. Our daily devo/meeting was at 7:45am and Deb got awarded the warthog! haha! We left for the village around 8:15am and arrived at about 9-9:30am. (It's a bit of a drive.. especially with Kenya traffic hehe)
We immediately jumped right in setting up the "mini pharmacy" we had goin on and the doctor, Nathan, took his post and Deb took over my job by asking the patients what was wrong and writing it on notecards. Soon everyone had a job and was goin at it. :) Me and Ellen decided to walk down to the school to tell the teachers that if there were any kids that were sick to please send them our way because this was the last day for the clinic to be open. Also, if there were any teachers that were also not feeling well. We walked back to the clinic and I was quickly put to work putting return labels on envelops. :) They were filled with invitations for a 2 day conference for sunday school teachers and pastors. It took a good 30min to do all of these envelopes but it was fun. :)
After I had finsihed, we talked with some of the boys who were leaving that day to go back to boarding school for their final year of high school. We knew that we werent going to see them again so we made sure and talked with them for a good while. :) I talked with Paul, most of the time who wants to be a driver.. like for the big buses in town. So he will be attending driving school, and its kinda funny because the name of the school is Rocky Road Driving School and if you saw the roads you would think it was a perfect name! haha!!
We finished talking and Ellen asked me if I would like to go on some more home visits with them today. :) I said sure and we loaded up the van. We were going to be going to 8 homes throughout the village, bringing gifts of Flour, sugar, and butter to give as gifts. On the way to the homes, the scenery is just gorgeous! I dont know how to explain it to you except through my pictures and even then I feel like it doesnt do it justice. The homes we visited were very small and most only had about 2 rooms. Also, a lot of the walls were made of sod, which made it quite warm in the homes and some were made of sheet metal. Each home we visited had a garden and some kind of farm animals. Like cows and goats and roosters. Which made it very interesting to walk around. ;) hehe. It was amazing to me to see and know some of the students I talk with at the clinic and then realize where they live. They dont seem to fit together. The little they have, yet they still have joy and get through life with a smile on their face. It's inspiring. We had translators with us and we would ask the elder about their family and life and then present them with the gift. We then would proceed to pray for the family and head to our next house. :) (FUN FACT: Most of the people find it rude and think your not a Christian if you don't stop, say hello, and shake hands. The culture is very much about relationships and community. Much different from the US. So let's just say there was a lot of hand shaking.. Hehe)
We delivered all of our gifts and then made our way back down to the village. Once we got back, I rested a little while and then some of us went to go see the progress of the kitchen that is being built at the school. The girls were just finishing their lunch and were washing ALL of the dishes. (another culture thing I guess. Haha!) we talked with the cooks that we're sorting through the beans and asked if everything was working well. :) they loved the new facility! (FUN FACT: Lunch at school was the only meal that a lot of kids got to eat for the day so it was very important. Their meals usually consisted of a vegetable, usually cabbage, rice, and beans. And sometimes fresh fruit. :)
We walked back to the clinic to finish wrapping up the day and packing our supplies. I got I visit some more with Samuel and Lazarus before we left.
On our way to dinner, (btw, we got a special treat of having pizza for dinner it was sooo good! Yumm!) we encountered a traffic jam where this huge truck was right in the middle of the highway! It was crazy! Cars were going on the sidewalks to get around and honking.. which I didn't really see the point of... Haha. Finally the traffic police came and got it cleared put but again it was just amazing to see the types of driving styles between here and home. Haha!
We went and ate our pizza at rhe junction and after went to buy souvenirs in the "mall". I got a "Chelsea" fútball jersey (famous soccer team throughout Africa, and it's my name! Haha!) at one of the stores and it's great! Btw, that's how I would introduce my self to the villagers, "my name is Chealsea, like the football team." and they would be like OH! Haha! And laugh. :)
We came back to the guest house and talked briefly about tomorrow. We will be doing VBS all day tomorrow with the kids. Oh my. Haha. ;) and then as another special treat we will have Chinese for dinner. I know, i know... How is there chinese food in Africa? Apparently there are a lot of Asians here. Haha. It'll be interesting to try it here. :)
Wake up call at 7:30am! (I get to sleep in!!! haha) and then meeting/devo at 8:20am. :)
That's about it for today. Again, thank you, thank you, thank you, for all of ur prayers!! :) they're much appreciated.
Talk to you soon. :)
WHERE'S THE PICS I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE WAY THE HOUSES LOOK! LOVE YOU SUSU
ReplyDeleteSorry, I just havent had time to upload pics.. im gonna try to do it right now. :)
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