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It’s Wednesday afternoon…
This morning we spent a couple of hours sorting cowpeas, peeled a lot of potatoes, and picked the maize kernels off the cob to make githeri. It’s Zawadi’s 14th birthday, so we baked a cake too. Hannah (almost 3) and Camilla (2) were playing in the outside kitchen this morning, Hannah sat/ fell into the bucket full of water and freshly-cleaned cowpeas, and made a huge mess!
We have around twelve rabbits that live in the yard behind GCC. They’re semi-free, but there’s a hutch for them, they come through the house sometimes, and we give them some of the vegetable peelings. Anyway, I have to keep reminding myself, “they’re NOT CUTE!”. Last week, Johanna (15) asked me if I’ve ever tried rabbit… yum!!? I guess they’ve only eaten one or two so far. I haven’t really eaten anything too exciting on this trip yet, but I guess there’s still time. We ran out of bananas a few days ago, so it will be nice to have a break from them ‘til we go to the market next week.
Yesterday, I went with Maryanne, Pastor Hasan, Pastor John, Pastor Joseph, and Francis to visit Janet (a lady from the church who had knee surgery on Monday) at St. Mary’s Hospital. It was interesting… after the normal spaces in the parking lot were full, people had parked down the middle, so that only two or three cars could get out. We had the church van, so it took us a while to park, and a lot longer to get back out afterward. The hospital itself seemed pretty nice (this is the only African hospital I’ve been to)… still not sure I would want to be a patient there though. Janet is doing well, and should get to go home in a day or two. I think this was the first time I’ve left the CMIA compound with only Kenyans… it was fine, but it’s a little weird to be the ONLY white person in a public place like that. I guess I’ll just have to get used to it!
We had our first good rainstorm on Monday night, and all the preschoolers wore their rubber boots to school- it was pretty cute! The “rainy season” is coming soon, and we’re starting to see a lot more bugs. The mosquitoes sing me to sleep at night… isn’t that sweet?
The other housemums are a lot of fun, and are teaching me how to “cook African”. Janefer is my favorite- she’s only 22, and in charge of the little ones during the day. I also really like Maryanne. I haven’t heard anything, so am assuming that Greg and Jean made it home safely (I haven’t checked my email yet). Joseph hasn’t had any more seizures, and has been back in school since Monday. All the kids are healthy and doing fine. I don’t think there’s anything specific to pray for this week, but will let you know if I come up with something. If you want me to write about anything specific, you can email and let me know. Hope you’re all doing well and having a good week!
Love in Christ,
Jess
This morning we spent a couple of hours sorting cowpeas, peeled a lot of potatoes, and picked the maize kernels off the cob to make githeri. It’s Zawadi’s 14th birthday, so we baked a cake too. Hannah (almost 3) and Camilla (2) were playing in the outside kitchen this morning, Hannah sat/ fell into the bucket full of water and freshly-cleaned cowpeas, and made a huge mess!
We have around twelve rabbits that live in the yard behind GCC. They’re semi-free, but there’s a hutch for them, they come through the house sometimes, and we give them some of the vegetable peelings. Anyway, I have to keep reminding myself, “they’re NOT CUTE!”. Last week, Johanna (15) asked me if I’ve ever tried rabbit… yum!!? I guess they’ve only eaten one or two so far. I haven’t really eaten anything too exciting on this trip yet, but I guess there’s still time. We ran out of bananas a few days ago, so it will be nice to have a break from them ‘til we go to the market next week.
Yesterday, I went with Maryanne, Pastor Hasan, Pastor John, Pastor Joseph, and Francis to visit Janet (a lady from the church who had knee surgery on Monday) at St. Mary’s Hospital. It was interesting… after the normal spaces in the parking lot were full, people had parked down the middle, so that only two or three cars could get out. We had the church van, so it took us a while to park, and a lot longer to get back out afterward. The hospital itself seemed pretty nice (this is the only African hospital I’ve been to)… still not sure I would want to be a patient there though. Janet is doing well, and should get to go home in a day or two. I think this was the first time I’ve left the CMIA compound with only Kenyans… it was fine, but it’s a little weird to be the ONLY white person in a public place like that. I guess I’ll just have to get used to it!
We had our first good rainstorm on Monday night, and all the preschoolers wore their rubber boots to school- it was pretty cute! The “rainy season” is coming soon, and we’re starting to see a lot more bugs. The mosquitoes sing me to sleep at night… isn’t that sweet?
The other housemums are a lot of fun, and are teaching me how to “cook African”. Janefer is my favorite- she’s only 22, and in charge of the little ones during the day. I also really like Maryanne. I haven’t heard anything, so am assuming that Greg and Jean made it home safely (I haven’t checked my email yet). Joseph hasn’t had any more seizures, and has been back in school since Monday. All the kids are healthy and doing fine. I don’t think there’s anything specific to pray for this week, but will let you know if I come up with something. If you want me to write about anything specific, you can email and let me know. Hope you’re all doing well and having a good week!
Love in Christ,
Jess
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