The kids loved it! There was heaps of engagement, with the songs and games and the play. We have a great team.
The church service started a bit late, but it was also very enjoyable. Some of the youth did bible readings (shot Jesse and Logan!), and Max - and Rodney - did a great sermon. They both spoke really well and then the team performed a song . Time ran away, and so the Swahili service started very late.
Max and Rodney stayed to speak in this service also, while the rest of us went with a large group to Taidy's for lunch.
Logan had identified what he could have on the menu, so had a meal of mashed potato and roast chicken.
Mama and Baba Kimu were there, so we organised our trip to the Maasai Mara for the following day. Also, I had a great conversation with Pastor Roy, Helen and Pat about the Children's centre - the children and the studies.
In the afternoon, everyone separated. I stayed at Sunrise Acres and took the opportunity to relax, and visit Roy and Helen for chai. Pat was there and I met another couple of American missionaries, Paul and Stephanie, who had just arrived back in the country the day before. They had been working in Tanzania for many years, but more recently had been working with a tribe down on the Southern Kenyan border.
I then visited Pat's workshop and saw some of her amazing work. It is quite a set-up that she has - a very wide range of tools and resources. As a medical technician, she has a lot of very practical skills and is able to dismantle and fix many machines. (My phone was charging, so I have no photos!)
On returning to our cabin, I was invited by Paul and Stephanie to join them for dinner. This was accompanied by some very insightful conversation. I had a great time.
Everyone else arrived home as I was finishing up, and then we had our devotion and excitedly packed, ready for our trip to the Mara!
Go the team! It's awesome to read how everyone is making a contribution and really stepping up. So cool that Jesse and Logan did readings and that Rodney tag-teamed with Max in both services. It's also great to hear that the kids really responded to the activities that you ran. Not to mention that it sounds like you enjoyed the preparation as a team :)
ReplyDeleteEach day seems to be peppered with interesting conversations with people. I wonder which conversations will particularly stick in your memory as time goes on.
I'm glad Logan was able to find something nice to eat at Taidy's. I've just googled Maasai Mara (as I'm not very knowledgeable about African wildlife reserves - although I did see an animated documentary once called "Madagascar") and the list of animals looks exciting! I hope your phone is charged in time...
It has been awesome to work together as a team. Our prep times have been hilarious.
DeleteWe're looking forward to sharing our time in the Mara - it was incredible!