Heidi learned how to make chapati from Lucy (Pastor Simon's wife) and Zafora (Lucy's sister). We helped make dinner by cooking chapati on a Jiko (a traditional African stove) and filtering some water with our new Sawyer system. Our host families, Pastor Simon and Lucy, and Pastor Julius and Nancy have been amazing and we give many thanks to God for them. They have opened their homes ans hearts to us.
We had the opportunity to attend one of the local churches in Nyahururu this Sunday and it was GREAT. The worship style was a little different for us but there was an out pouring of love from the congregation. Take a look at the video below.... It's always a blessing when I hear God's name praised in new ways. The kids loved Gilly and he attended the childrens' gathering outside for some of the service (spoken in Kikuyu, Simon's tribal language).
The next day we headed out to Maralal (a town in the Samburu), this is where we will begin our ministry. The ride to Maralal was filled with breath taking scenery including zebras, ostriches, gazzells, camels and giraffes. WOW!
It's a very bumpy ride and the roads have huge potholes. I got a pretty good abdominal work-out trying to stay in my seat. It's the dry season right now and the roads are extremely dusty. We had to wear our shirts like masks to keep the dust out of our lungs. Heidi and Gilly said I looked like a militant. LOL Below is a picture of the Matatu (bus) that we rode from Nyahururu to Maralal - a 5 hour trip!
After a dusty ride back to Nyahururu, there was only one thing left to do: LAUNDRY. Heidi had a chance to try out her new washboard and she loved it! This was a great time for us to work on our Swahili and learn about our clothes.
Our first week in Kenya has been a blessing. Heidi, Gilly and I are learning language, culture and a lot of new Kenyan skills.
We hope you enjoyed our first week and thanks for your prayers and support. We miss you and love you and we praise God for calling us to this wonderful place. Stayed tuned for more pictures and videos........
Sounds like a great first week. Love the pictures and happy that yall had a safe journey.
ReplyDeleteSo happy your first week is going well. I can't wait to see how God works through you all. I made a similar comment to my mom about the great core body work out you can get in Kenya from just riding in a vehicle! God Bless you all!
ReplyDeleteLove you guys!
ReplyDeleteThe video brought instant tears to my eyes seeing how passionate and excited they are for Christ and to have you there! I also laughed because this is a far cry from how Heidi and I led worship at Chrysalis together! Ha! You guys are doing great... prayers coming to you from Newnan!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is great, guys! Awesome that you took the trip on a Matatu!!! Sounds like you've had a good landing.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you are all doing well! We are praying for you! Thanks for the pictures, takes us all there with you!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear from y'all. Love the pictures and miss you so much already. Praying for you daily. God be with you.
ReplyDeleteGreat news from you guys! Wes already misses Gilly as we miss all of you! But, we are so excited that you are really following God's Will for your lives! Keep sending the updates and pictures, they are awesome, just like you guys!
ReplyDeleteSo great to hear an update and see pictures! Praying for you all!
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