A rainy day in Kenya

Despite all the rain, we had a great day. The weather is very cool. It is quite refreshing compared to the 100+ weather in Arkansas. I am learning to be flexible; our schedule was totally different than planned due to the weather. Our team was suppose to visit a school and a village today. However, we spent this rainy day at Mattaw. We were blessed with some real Kenyan experiences.

Traveling back into Kitale in the rain, our van got stuck in the mud. So, in Kenyan fashion...we jumped out to push the van. It sounds terrible...but we are enjoying every moment here. We are working with one of Mattaw's summer interns, Jack. I'm pretty sure Jeff was glad he wasn't the only guy pushing the van out. Jack is from London. It's very hard for us not to mimic his British accent!
The children at Mattaw went back to school today. While they were in school, we worked with the house mothers. Just to name a few of our projects: Kim learned to make Chia tea--from scratch. Jeff and I chopped vegetables for lunch. Alleshia and Meghan washed dishes--outside in their outdoor kitchen area. Lydia spent time taking care of babies. She is so sweet caring for them. Jeff also fixed a broken sink. None of that was on the schedule--but we were blessed to spend time with these women. They are strong women of the Lord.
We are serving alongside of a Construction Team from Texas. We also had time to help them as they build a new dining hall. Hopefully, today our teams will be able to go into a village. We hope to take milk and bread to the hungry. Please help us pray the rain away...so we can continue to take the gospel. We are going to a rescue center for children, today. Pray that we all love and minister to the child that the Lord places in front of us. It is impossible to care for each hurting child. But, we are learning to "love the one in front of you".