Week 11- Been Too Long

I realize it's been about a month and a half since I've posted anything, so this will be quite a condensed version. Since I've been here, I've become a morning person. The power goes out all the time, sometimes for a few minutes, sometimes for hours. A few weekends ago we went into Nairobi for Tyler's birthday and had burgers! They were amazing. And we went to the Masai market and I got a few things, but we're going to Masai land for outreach and stuff will be cheaper. That day I got like 4 packages in the mail, with Twix, and kit kat and Via coffee! My momma is the best. The week of the 15th was Kingdom of God, and it shook my world. I honestly believe I wasn't saved until then. I had such a wrong perception of the gospel and of our commission as Christians. I got re-baptized and left my Egypt behind. I made God my king, rather than myself, and it feels so good. So pretty much I'm just living everyday under His kingship and control. It's so freeing. On the 18th we went giraffe hunting in the bush, and found a whole herd of them. We chased them around for a bit then went in for dinner. The landscape here is just amazing. We went to a restaurant called Carnivore with our speaker, Dan. It's an all you can eat meat place. SO good. Best lamb, and ribs that we haven't had in so long. I also ate ostrich, chicken liver, and ox balls as a matter of fact. We all did. Dan blessed us all by paying for us! Unfortunately, a few days before we went for outreach in Nyeri me and my roommate Meaghan got stolen from. It's been happening a lot, but it's the first time from our room. The week of the 21st was about the Holy Spirit. A lot of it was just ministering to each other. For Thanksgiving, we Americans made dinner. Chicken, and garlic mashed potatoes, carrots with honey and cinnamon, and peas with onions. We had them sit family style and say what they're thankful for, then we served them. It was soooo awesome. Friday we left for Kids Alive, in Nyeri where our leader Joram is from. He is now officially our mjomba (uncle). I used a squatty potty for the first time ever. And we had the BEST bananas I've ever had. At Kids Alive, I stayed in the guest house with all the boys, and 5 other girls, including Kate, Sheila, and Corinne. We went and served the kids dinner. They were so excited for us to be there. The bungalow had toasters! And a fresh press. We ate so good at breakfast time that week. And always had coffee. And we had real toilets! And a shower, with hot water and pressure. Sunday we went to a bunch of different churches in the area, then met up for a soccer game after. We had to buy rain boots, because the soil doesn't absorb the water, and it rains a lot: resulting in MUD. I made a special little friend, whose name was Joseph Wamai. He always came and sat with me and played with my watch, or patted my face and hugged me. He wasn't in my age group but he always found me somehow. Tuesday I taught the 10-15 yr olds on Daniel. It went well, and Kevin helped me fill some of the leftover time. We had teachings every day, and games, and singing time. On friday I worked in the clinic with Sue in the morning. We did nothing except mop and drink tea. We had a field day kind of thing in the afternoon. Games like sack races, winding a person up in toilet paper, and some others. The kids loved it. That night we had a big dance party with them for devotion. So much fun. Leaving them on Sunday was very hard. Saturday night we had a very long, harsh DTS meeting about people's work ethics and attitudes. Joram threatened to kick people out, that's how bad it's been the past few weeks. He called out a few people in front of all of us, and he was so angry. I wanted to cry. but this past week, we have really been coming together and working as a team, and working as for God. People's attitudes have been better, and our actions are really showing our love for one another. There might be one or two people that leave DTS though. On Monday, the 5th, God gave me Isaiah 25, 42, and 63-64. It was all about bringing down walls, and upholding the righteous. God is so good, even when we are being horrible. So this week was on plumb line and inner healing. It was pretty good. We all have been talking about weddings lately, I don't know why. I love planning weddings. Today, I went out into the bush bush by myself and spent some time with God. It was so relaxing and refreshing. Being out in the middle of nowhere with my Jesus is so good for my soul. And me and a wildebeest had a staredown for a good 20 minutes. Kinda freaky.