We live in the small, quaint home of Reverend Ayub Kayo, his wife, Ruth, and their two children this month … quite different from our living situation in Tanzania. It is so nice to actually live in a house and feel a part of a family. There are three rooms in the house: one for Nathan, Dan, and Chase, one for Ayub, Ruth, Timothy, and Tiffany, and one for me, Amanda, Missy, and Joyce. As Dan said our first night in the Reverend’s home as we were eating together at the dining room table, “We [the six of us] are like a functional family.” My five teammates and I sit at a table of six for each meal and fellowship together, quite unlike the craziness of mealtime back in Tanzania. I will miss these times of community we had together.
The Kayo Family celebrating Timothy's 8th Birthday!
Dinnertime with Intimate Grace!
Mad Mzungu (white person) Friday Fun Dinner Night!
We made dinner for the six of us and the Kayo Family!
Lunchtime with Zach at Deliverance Church
Joyce, a 23-year-old Kenyan, is the nanny for the Reverend’s two children; she cooks, shops, cleans, does laundry, and takes care of the kids. Joyce knows a decent amount of English and always has a big smile on her face when serving us; we are so blessed to receive her good cooking and service!
Joyce doing our laundry for us (in the shower room)!
Chase and Dan trying to persuade Joyce to take Friday night off!
Drinks:
Chai (tea with a milk and water base) + brown sugar
“Strong ginger tea” per Joyce
Cranberry juice
Bottled water
Breakfast:
Hardboiled eggs + white sliced bread with butter
Banana bread
Chocolate and vanilla muffins + white sliced bread with jam and butter
Fruit rolls with jam and butter
Homemade fried rolls
Sweet yams + porridge (similar to cream of wheat)
Grilled bologna sandwiches
Oatmeal
Fried omelets
Chai, bread, muffins, jam, and butter
More fried bread … they taste similar to a cake donut
Sweet yams and porridge
Lunch:
Angel hair pasta + a beef, potato, and carrot sauce
Chapati (an oily crepe-like tortilla) + kidney beans (sometimes mixed with cooked cabbage)
Ugali (cornmeal) + sukuma wiki (shredded, cooked kale)
White rice + cooked cabbage + beef + tomato onion soup
Samosas (beef encased in fried bread) + chips (French fries)
Beans and cooked cabbage from a bag!
Chapatis … so good, yet not so good for you
Ugali and sukuma wiki
White rice, beef, and cooked cabbage
Dinner:
Fruit (oranges, bananas, mangos, sliced avocados)
White and yellow rice + cooked cabbage and carrots + chicken
Mashed potatoes + a beef, potato, and carrot sauce
Angel hair pasta with sliced hotdogs and veggies
White rice + a spiced lentil soup
Liver soup + sukuma wiki + ugali
Chapati + white rice + beans with coconut + guacamole + tomatoes + fruit salad with coconut
Bean, corn, and sweet yam soup + white sliced bread and butter
Every once in a while we get fruit for dinner!
Soon to become mashed potatoes
Rice and spiced lentils … so good!
Our Mad Mzungu Friday Dinner … white rice, beans, chapati, guacamole, diced tomatoes, and fruit salad with coconut!!!
Bean, corn, and sweet yam soup with white bread
P. S. Joyce knows how to cook classic Kenyan cuisine! The key is spices! I definitely prefer the food we eat this month compared to last month in Tanzania.
