Monday
10-4-04
Hey everyone!
It’s Monday, and we’re a little short-handed since Elizabeth and Maryanne (head housemums) are out on the monthly shopping trip.
On Saturday, Pastor “Uncle” Peter and I took six of the younger primary-aged kids to St. Elizabeth Academy (the older kids’ school), for Parents Day. Vincent, Peter Johanna, George, Martin, Ismail, Rahab, and Zawadi go there, and were excited for us to come. It started a little slow.,. Mass lasted for 2-3 hours, and they had (sorry, someone is screaming in the next room…)
Okay, I’m back. They had us stand up, sit down, stand up, sit down, and we must have prayed 30 or 40 times. Poor Brenda was really bored, and she couldn’t see much, so she fell asleep on my lap. The afternoon was better… each class had something prepared, and they danced, sang, recited poetry, etc. Thankfully it wasn’t a hot day, because it lasted about seven hours!
All the kids (and housemums) have colds, so we have no shortage of runny noses around here. “Toa makamasi” is blow your nose in Kiswahili (literally “remove the mucus”). Last night, Wairimu discovered a “rrrrat” in the room I share with Susan (12) and Zawadi (14). I went to bed thinking “whatever, it’s not that big of a deal,” but a few minutes later, I heard scratching noises as it was climbing up my suitcase, and onto the window sill. (biggest rat I’ve ever seen!) It climbed the curtain and crawled onto the post of Zawadi’s bed (top bunk), so I woke her up. I slept on the couch, and Susan wouldn’t wake up, so we left her to be “rrrrat” food. Now it’s moved to the medium-sized girls’ room (reason for the screaming a few minutes ago).
I think I’m finally starting to go crazy… surprised it took this long actually. Please pray for grace for me this week… particularly in dealing with the little ones. I can’t seem to shake them anywhere I go! Thank you so much.
I hope you’re all doing well.
-Jess
Hey everyone!
It’s Monday, and we’re a little short-handed since Elizabeth and Maryanne (head housemums) are out on the monthly shopping trip.
On Saturday, Pastor “Uncle” Peter and I took six of the younger primary-aged kids to St. Elizabeth Academy (the older kids’ school), for Parents Day. Vincent, Peter Johanna, George, Martin, Ismail, Rahab, and Zawadi go there, and were excited for us to come. It started a little slow.,. Mass lasted for 2-3 hours, and they had (sorry, someone is screaming in the next room…)
Okay, I’m back. They had us stand up, sit down, stand up, sit down, and we must have prayed 30 or 40 times. Poor Brenda was really bored, and she couldn’t see much, so she fell asleep on my lap. The afternoon was better… each class had something prepared, and they danced, sang, recited poetry, etc. Thankfully it wasn’t a hot day, because it lasted about seven hours!
All the kids (and housemums) have colds, so we have no shortage of runny noses around here. “Toa makamasi” is blow your nose in Kiswahili (literally “remove the mucus”). Last night, Wairimu discovered a “rrrrat” in the room I share with Susan (12) and Zawadi (14). I went to bed thinking “whatever, it’s not that big of a deal,” but a few minutes later, I heard scratching noises as it was climbing up my suitcase, and onto the window sill. (biggest rat I’ve ever seen!) It climbed the curtain and crawled onto the post of Zawadi’s bed (top bunk), so I woke her up. I slept on the couch, and Susan wouldn’t wake up, so we left her to be “rrrrat” food. Now it’s moved to the medium-sized girls’ room (reason for the screaming a few minutes ago).
I think I’m finally starting to go crazy… surprised it took this long actually. Please pray for grace for me this week… particularly in dealing with the little ones. I can’t seem to shake them anywhere I go! Thank you so much.
I hope you’re all doing well.
-Jess
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