Sunday part 1...

this sunday we J, E and I (keivn)...went out to the bush if you have read the previous post, then you know already that this was going to be a day of learning and adventure.

It started out with a walk into town...to our meeting place. we left out house 30 minutes before we were to meet our ride and I figured that it was plenty of time, but it wasn't. we hit the 30 minute mark before stopping at the Grocery store for some sprite (to settle the stomach a bit). then we still had 8-10 more of walking.

the best place for us to meet is at a local gas station where many people find it to be an ideal place to meet. in addition to this there are also 3 modes of public transportation that set this gas station as one of the best places to stop. So needless to say this place is always busy. Not just busy, but people are approaching us (strangers) in order to do one of a few things...a) ask us for money or food...b)welcome us to kenya...c)sell us some small trinket...d)ask us where we are headed so that they can get us to the proper vehicle (varied in destination from 1 km away to across the country). For A and C I often try to be polite and speak in swahili so that they realize that I am not a tourist. Group B is fun, only sometimes drunk, but often people just desiring to see you enjoy your stay. the D group is also fun when speaking to them in Swahili they enjoy the fact that I am at my destination and that I don't need them to take me anywhere.

so we caught our ride...and began the long trip to church. J and E (E feeling a little car sick and J feeling sleepy) both drifted near sleep. I was trying to hold one or both of their heads so that they didn't smash into each other or the hard plastic/ metal pieces of the cars interior as we were jostled about by the road.

we arrived at Church and were dropped off with our good friend Jackson. The car then left to go to another church (saves a great deal of gas). We were greeted by several of the people who were there (kids). and we were informed that there wouldn't be a large group because of the season of rain that we have been having and the need for some household tasks taken care of ( like to patch holes in the mud houses between the rains). so the number didn't grow so much, but we had two choirs, an organizer a translator and three visitors.

We sang, we danced and I was blessed to talk about the creation of the world and the problem of sin, the hope we have through salvation. It was a great service and it was a pleasure to be a part. The service broke and this is when J and E began to interact with the other kids. They played with the kids and chased young goats and generally had a great time.

After a while the kids from church needed to go home and J and E spotted some ostriches in the distance and decided to go get a closer look.

(continued on part 2)