We sat under the stairs at the shopping center, feeling like Harry Potter, and watched Modern Family while we found an outlet for our computers to charge?
It is no longer a big deal when goats join you on the bus?
The first African animal we saw was a wildebeest as we traveled to our ministry site?
Michael and I had to be separated by Pastor because we were acting like children on the bus?
I was so thankful for international texting to find out that my Sweet P was born?
We had to wait for the cattle to move so we could walk to Pastor’s house?
We would come to the girls’ house and find cattle, goats, sheep or donkeys lying on our porch, blocking the door so we could not get in?
Introducing yourself means you get a new name because they can not pronounce your English name (Kaitlyn becomes Katil, Kathryn, Kaylin, Kate)?
We all got Masai names, Namunyak, which means Blessing?
We were constantly reminded that we were living in the Masai Mara because our Pastor would grab the boiling hot pot with his bare hands?
People would stare and laugh at us as we tried to wash our clothes?
We had to learn 2 new languages instead of one, Masai and Kiswahili?
We showed how white we were by our dancing at Revival?
Singing is still not our best talents?
We would sit under the stars and just be so amazed by God’s creation?
Hyenas would be outside our door each night?
We would go for a run in the morning and run alongside wildebeest or antelope?
We went on a safari in the Masai Mara?
We lived a 5-minute walk away from the gate entrance to the Masai Mara Game Reserve?
The Pastor at Real Life Church showed us how high Masai men jump?
The dance move done for worship looked like a giraffe running?
I tried to have some quiet and alone worship time, but it ended up the local boys running up and trying to scare me?
I never felt so loved by the Lord when the little boys stuck flowers in between my toes as I worshipped Him?
Smashing flies became a game?
Flies?
Market Day consisted of teaching school, weighing babies, and playing “Where’s Waldo” with Pastor?
Michael licked Pastor’s elbow?
For Valentine’s Day we each wrote a love letter to each other, but from Jesus?
Pastor told the church that we are easy to please because we like to drink chai?
Amanda and I went to a student’s birthday party but we had to sing songs to him since we were the guests: “Happy Birthday,” “Row Your Boat,” and “Old MacDonald”?
We were told we look smart?
Amanda and I had to eat a whole cow?
ERS turned into violent games and a time of choosing an opposite spirit?
We learned how to make mandazi and chipat?
We sung the breakfast song every morning, “Maaaandaaazi!”
We found out that there was a tooting bug that lived in Pastor’s house?
The children acted out David and Goliath at Sunday School?
Chip had to play his machine at church?
We were supposed to leave at 2:30am but it ended up being closer to 4am before we traveled back to Nairobi?
Zebra almost became road kill?
Internet after 3 weeks was a huge blessing?
