We are feeling pretty comfortable in Kenya these days! While Ellen met with the cyber cafe consultant, I walked the town of Kitale running errands. It's still a little confusing figuring out which way to look before crossing the streets, since they drive on the "other" side of the road here, but it is coming slowly. Another thing that is coming slowly is our Swahili! We have started making a list of common words and are trying to work them into conversations whenever we can. The Kenyans usually laugh when we do it, but we are told they do this because they appreciate us trying to learn their language.
Please pray that our Swahili will improve so we can break through communication barriers.
Lunch was taken at Pastor Gikonyo's (Issac's) home. We enjoyed their company, some very good stew and pleasant conversation. Before we left, Pastor Issac was presented with a laptop computer, which was donated to him by a member of Ekklesia. He had asked us to pray with him about whether he might be able to purchase a used one. When this laptop was donated, we decided to surprise him with it (he didn't know anything about it until we arrived!). He was very blessed (Bariki Sana!)! The Gikonyo's daughter, Louise, attends boarding school so we stopped to visit with her on our way back into town. Mom, of course, had brought a "care package" for her little girl and plenty of pictures were taken.
Please pray for Issac and Grace, who are trying to figure out a way to increase their savings so their children can stay in good schools.
Later in the afternoon, Ellen and I met up with a young man who came to know Jesus during our last visit. Leonard was working in the Daniel shop (kinyozi) as a barber when we met him and shared about the Lord. Today, Leonard is working as a teacher in a town near Sibanga and says he has only missed attending worship on one Sunday. Leonard was accompanied by his younger sister, Doreen, who was smiling from ear-to-ear. It seems she was so distraught by Leonard's former life that she didn't like to be around him, due to drinking, so she would not travel anywhere with him. Today, when Leonard told Doreen he was coming to Kitale to meet the American friends who led him to the Lord, she said she wanted to come with him to meet us. She told us she has received her brother back and she thanked us for our part in that gift. Doreen is a Christian but said she did not have her own Bible, so we gave her a copy we had brought.
Please pray for Leonard that he will remain strong in his faith and that he will influence his unsaved friends to make the same, life-changing decision that he has. Also, pray for Doreen who says she is a Christian, but sometimes feels like she may be backsliding.
Tonight was a very special night back at the farm (shamba), as our chef, Joseph, had managed to get fish (in a land-locked country) for our dinner. This was by our request and it took Joseph three days to find someone who knew where fresh fish could be found! After dinner, we retired to our house and sat in front of a blazing fireplace to enjoy the quiet of the Kenyan night.
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