It’s already the 2nd day of November and it is unbelievable how fast the time has gone by. We had two great speakers from Mombasa last week. The classes were about calling and destiny and I really learned how to listen the voice of God thanks to the quiet times we had. Also the students around me were really encouraging, but Rose, my dear Rose has been a real blessing to me since last week. She is a staff member who I always considered to be really nice as I felt something special about her whenever I saw her, but last week we became extremely close. Somehow it happened so fast and we became so close that a day without seeing her doesn’t feel like a full day anymore. She is just one of those people you feel you have known your whole life and you never get bored of them. So yes, she has been such a blessing and I thank God for bringing her to my life.
Otherwise the whole week went pretty much the same like any other. We had our class in the morning, work-duty after lunch, we played soccer around 4pm (if not then I went running), then dinner and Bible study or class in the evening. I also went to Makutano with Fred on a biki biki( motorcycle) to buy some candies. That’s what we usually do once a week. It is so much fun to be on a motorcycle when everybody is staring at you as you are the only white in the town lol. That’s how the week usually rolls. But…this Friday was totally different. It started with our small groups doing something fun. So my small group with Rose, Fred, Mary, Joseph, Yuma and Anna decided to go to the bush-bush and make a bonfire. So we did! We grilled some Kenyan sausages, ate cupcakes, listened to some good African music and had the coolest morning so far. In the evening we all cooked in the kitchen as we were having a feast at the base. That meant we had chapatti, chicken, rice, potatoes, fruit salad and ice cream for dinner. It was crazy!!!! I haven’t seen so much food since I came here. It was so delicious and I got so full so fast so I decided to save my chicken for Saturday as I knew we will have ugali on that day. We continued our evening with girls’ night in Rose’s room and watched a movie. I don’t think we had ever stayed awake until 12am before. It was really fun and I stayed over for the night. What a great day!
On Saturday we went to a nearby mountain with Dynel, Anna, Tasha and Paul. It was SO warm and I got a nice sunburn, but it was worth it. The view was out of this world and the climbing part was fun itself. After that we went to Makutano and had a burger for lunch. Couldn’t ask for a better Saturday! (Well except this Saturday when we are going swimming).
Also this Sunday the service was short and we got back to the base before lunch. We had a short ministry in a nearby boarding school with really sweet and friendly kids. It was a great experience and I didn’t feel uncomfortable at all of being the only mzungu in our class. Life is really good at the moment, praise the Lord!
(2 Corinthians 3:18b)
