Today we attended church at Pangani. A family visited the Kamau’s last night and just stayed the night. They joined us. We all piled in the van (with crazy tainted windows) and David sat on my lap. He was pretty adorable. Rolling into church late, we took our seats in the front. The interns asked Mary what time to be ready by, and she replied 9:00. Then she continued that anytime in the 9:00 range would work, so we would most likely be leaving at 9:59. I love Mary. She is so cool.
The speakers during the church service were SO loud. The volume literally hurt my ears. Worship was great – I love the Kenyan simplicity. They just praise God because of how wonderful he is. The sermon was in English and Stanley (the head teacher) translated. The sermon was on the Prodigal Son in Luke 15. The preacher emphasized that we are all sons of God. If we take that first step towards him, he will run to us and embrace us. We have great value in God’s kingdom. It was a great sermon. At the end, the guests were introduced. Wallace and Mary introduce us three interns as their daughters.
We ate some tasty lunch at the center and left around 3:30 to take our guests back to their home. Next we went to the vegetable market to get some delish veggies for dinner. David was still with us and on the way home he was super tired. He snuggled up next to me on the ride home. We are pretty much BFFs. We have raced around the house, fought off dragons, battled each other, counted to 29, played with my phone, and typed on my computer.
Tonight Julie, Leann, and I made the family some pizza with a huge salad. After picking up all the vegetables, we went to the grocery store to get cheese and a few other goods. Finally we got home around 7:00. We were all starving. After binging on some Bunny Grahams and almond M&M’s (my secret stash), we made the pizzas. It was a blast. Elizabeth helped us in the kitchen. We also made some fruit dip for dessert.
Everyone loved the pizza and salad and fruit dip. Me, Julie, and Leann all had food babies from stuffing our faces. It was awesome because we were very hungry.
I love their idea of punctuality. I hate being on a tight tight schedule so I think I'd really enjoy the "range" idea. It sounds like the sermon was awesome and I think it's so cool that Wallace and Mary introduced you as their daughters! They must be very loving people. I wish I could meet them! David sounds so awesome. I have to admit I'm slightly jealous of him - I'd love to have an epic battle with you! It was so nice to get a phone call from you. I worked all night last night so I was pooped out and sleeping when you called. From now on I'll try to be up around that time you mentioned so I can talk to you. :D
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you're having such an incredible time. I can already tell that you'll be itching to get back to Africa within a few weeks of returning back to the States. I'm praying for you and I love you!