Nitaenda!!!!!

I have about 18 hours to prepare for my coastal move. So, how am I spending my time?
One word: SKYPE.
The packing, last minute purchasing, cookie eating and laundry will certainly get accomplished. It’s the joy of seeing faces that’s taking precedence.

A 12 hour bus ride on Good Friday stands between Nairobi to the village. What am I most looking forward to?

Journeying the landscapes of the in-between while mentally journeying to Mount Cavalry.

Leaving Nairobi and Rose compound after 1 month! What will I miss most?

My language learning helper. We cooked, went to market, shopped for clothes, drank countless chai, watched movies, played uno, read the Bible, played guitar. She is an irreplaceable friend.
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The compound relationships! Thanks to the expertise of a young boy on the compound, I am departing with a whittled spoon and fork. My volleyballing, therapist, cinnamon roll eating buddy. The badminton gauntlet. I’ll miss the Easter tournament! My banana frying, sweet singing neighbors who fed me on numerous occasions.

Merely 5 months of service in the coastal village. What builds my anticipation?

The promise of mango trees, milking cows, and Swahili immersion. The coaching of PE, relationships with the coaches, squatting (in a skirt) in the maize fields while I work the land.   
 

 

4.18.2014 will begin my technological brown-out. Please be patient with me as I respond to emails as timely as possible.

 

Prayer:

Danielle’s (my American housemate) transition to having an American buddy
Patience with Swahili
Relationship with Pastor and Mama
Transition in to my ministry role