Weekend Update

It’s been a little while since we’ve last written…but it has been busy here, and it’s also been quite frustrating when the blog site isn’t working properly!! But here’s a little update:
Last Friday I got the chance to go to the New Life Home orphanage!! That was really exciting for me, as I have been very anxious to start with some of these things, and get a feel for what’s out there. It’s a beautiful place, very cheerful, very friendly, and it’s not too far from where we live! Although it would be quite a long walk, it’s still very doable! It’s a Christian-run orphanage, and it’s staffed by Kenyans. They can hold 52 babies, ages newborn to about age 3. And you should see these babies and kids…cute, cute, cute!!! I asked about volunteering, and they are always looking for volunteers, and said I could come in whenever it worked for me…so exciting! We were only there for a short time, but I hope to return soon, and start to volunteer on a regular basis. I have also been hearing about a few other orphanages, and am not quite sure how to go about this process of finding the right fit, so I would appreciate prayer in this.
Trevor finished his first week of work, and it has still been going well. He has been getting very positive feedback from James, as well as the guys in the shop, so it’s very encouraging to hear, and to know that he’s on the right track! He’s been starting to drive a little (we both have Kenyan drivers licenses now…scary!!), and says that it feels very strange, driving on the opposite side of the road, sitting in the opposite side of the vehicle, shifting with the opposite hand…and on top of all that…the driving in general is much more aggressive than we’re used to!
On Saturday, the plans we had made to go to Kibera didn’t work out, so that was a little disappointing, but we definitely are going to try again. Saturday evening we went to Inbounder’s Fellowship. It’s something that Andy and Lesa Brown host, and they invite the newcomers (ish) over every other Saturday evening for dessert and a time of prayer and fellowship. It was really nice…instead of doing dessert, they had two Kenyan ladies, Trufayna and Selina, come and prepare a Kenyan feast! We ate stew, rice, ugali (made out of corn meal, sort of the consistency of mashed potatoes, and you use your hands to mold it, and use it to pick up other food), sukuma wiki (greens), and cabbage, followed by chai. It was great to meet other people who are relatively new to Kenya, and just be able to share prayer requests and concerns with each other. We took a matatu to Inbounders Fellowship…and survived! We hadn’t taken one since the pickpocket incident, but it went surprisingly well…besides the fact that the back seat that they squished four of us on was only meant for three, and the seat itself wasn’t bolted on so we were shaking back and forth, and to top it all off…the back door was broken, and you could look down right onto the road!! What a crazy life this is…
On Sunday we attended the AIC (Africa Inland Church) Ngong, which is within walking distance from our house. We really enjoyed it…it’s quite a small Church, and felt very welcoming. As the visitors, we were asked to stand, and share who we are and what we are doing in Kenya! The music consisted of a choir, and kids playing violins! Things didn’t run smoothly all the time, but it was nice that way. After the service, we were invited to the banda, which was a little wooden tent where they served chai to the visitors. We stayed for quite a while and visited, and felt very welcomed and appreciated! We got to Church at 10 am, and by the time we left it was almost 1:30 pm!!
So…that’s a bit of an update on our last couple of days…things have been going well, and we are feeling more and more comfortable here, and can see that we are learning and adjusting, so that’s a good feeling! Please pray that God will continue to guide and direct everything we do here, and that we will obey His leading in our lives. We have also gotten a few offers to go up-country to Northern Kenya, and also to Southern Sudan, and also need wisdom to know how to go about this, and which offers we should pursue. Thank you so much for all your prayers…Until next time…
~A