Today was a fabulous day. We woke up feeling very refreshed. In fact, as we look back on the trip here, we couldn’t have asked for anything more. The flights were easier than expected, we had no problems or delays, and we have adjusted to the time change MUCH better than expected. We thank you all for your thoughts and prayers and ask that you continue to pray for our health (which has been great so far minus a freaky rash on Shelli’s arms that showed up after eating a passion fruit. Who is allergic to passion fruit, really?).
We woke up to a wonderful and tasty breakfast that Carole had made for us. We enjoyed fresh mangos, delicious sausages, samosas, yogurt, and mandazi. Yum. We then headed off to Nairobi Chapel for church. The service was fantastic and they do such a good job of welcoming guests. During the service they asked all guests to raise their hands and then invited us to a guest tent for tea/coffee and snacks after the service, which of course, we went to! Pastor Oscar spoke on how to be a disciple. His message was great. After the service we met with many of our Kenyan friends at Chapel and then headed off to Java House for lunch (think Starbucks with more yummy food). Then we drove out to the Rift Valley for a gorgeous view from 8,000ft up! Then back to Nairobi and to the Masai Market for a bit of shopping. We drove around a tour of Nairobi which is a beautiful city. The scenery here reminds me of Guatemala with all the beautiful plants and flowers. The weather is perfect. Sunny, warm, slightly breezy. I couldn’t ask for any better (especially compared to the -20 degrees we left in Indy). We then stopped by Carole’s aunt’s house on the way out to Marcy and Mo’s house for dinner. We really enjoyed visiting with Marcy and her boys and Janet and Tim who stopped by. We American’s could really learn a bit of hospitality from our Kenyan friends.
Ok, onto several random observations from the day.
1. While driving out of town to the Rift valley, we saw a Matatu (public transport bus) painted with huge faces of Celine Dion, Dr. Dre, and Osama bin Laden. Yes, you can make your own joke...
2. Many of the people we have met on the street are MUCH more excited for Obama to become president than most Americans. Take this conversation- Guy at Market trying to get me to buy something I didn’t need or want “So, you are not going to buy anything from me today?” Me- “no not today, so what do you think of Obama?” Guy- “I love him, he is a great hope for all people” Me- “Yeah, I voted for him” Guy- “oh thank you, have a great day” Then he left me alone. So, I continued to use the “I voted for Obama (which I really did do) line all afternoon. I was a local celebrity in the Masai market!
Aaron & Shelli at "The Great Rift Valley View Point!"
2 comments:
Wow Shelli, that room was as bad as you said. I love the posts...thanks Em. We are all so excited and praying for you everyday. We can't wait till you get home. Have fun and we love you!
I'm glad it's so beautiful there! make sure you bring home some of that goodness!!
Love you1 Can't wait to see pictures of Sitoto with his new mommy and daddy!
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