We live in a quaint house!
We were quite blessed this month with our lodging arrangements! The three guys slept in one room (with mattresses!), and the three women slept in another room with Joyce, the nanny (we had mattresses too!). We felt a part of the Kayo family and enjoyed living, eating, and fellowshipping with them. We even got to celebrate two birthdays with them: Pastor Ayub’s and Timothy’s!
The front of our home
Dan and Timothy chillin' in the living room
A hot running water shower in Africa?!?!
I know! Unbelievable! The house has a shower room with a running water shower powered by electricity. The interesting “feature” of the neighborhood water supply is that “someone” controls when the water gets shut off every night. So, if you took a shower after 10 PM, you ran the risk of the shower shutting off without notice. I had to welcome the bucket shower into my life again a couple times this month!
We have a normal toilet!
But wait, there’s a caveat … it doesn’t have a toilet seat, and it only flushes half the time. Figures! When a Central American or African toilet has flushing issues, it can be remedied by pouring a bucket of water into the toilet bowl. We wasted so much water this month attempting to adequately flush the toilet! Good memories!
Nakuru and the gorgeous Rift Valley
Two words to describe the Rift Valley: beautiful and fertile. The beauty is almost surreal because it rains so much, and there is a lot of untouched land. The sunsets are amazing as well … so many colors and beautiful, distinct clouds. There is a national reserve and huge lake within walking distance from our home … again, we are so blessed!
Riding motorbikes to ministry
Oh yes we did! Originally, we were to ride in the Kayo’s family car, a 4-door Toyota, whenever we needed transportation; however, the car had engine problems the entire month, so we took other means of transportation. For the first week, we rode on motorbikes, and yes, I felt like a missionary bad*ss. For the following weeks, we used tuk tuks and matatus (public vans). Obviously, much less fun but much more safe.
Kenyan joy and hospitality
Kenyans are a proud people and love being hospitable to visitors! Random strangers smile, wave, and greet us all the time, especially young men. You get my drift. Kenyans thoroughly enjoy opening their homes to us and making us feel at home as well.
Intimate Grace eating lunch at Pastor Zak's home
Love and joy from Kenyan children
When Kenyan children see white people, they literally exclaim in unison, “How are you?!?!” They wave frantically and have huge smiles on their faces! It is so adorable.
Nathan playing with some school kids
Team time with Intimate Grace
I cannot get over how much I loved my team, Intimate Grace. We cared about each other deeply, were bought-in to our team, and complemented our strengths and weaknesses well. We had so much fun doing chores, ministry, and life together. God blessed me so much with that team!
Nathan, Missy, Dan, me, Chase, and Amanda
