Typical Day

Someone asked me to describe a "typical day" in Kenya for us.  I thought about it and told him what we did, then I thought, "Oh my, that's not nearly enough!  He's gonna think we are crazy coming here and just sitting around..."

So, we wake up, eat breakfast (today I did go for a walk which turned into a mini hike), and we head out to the Virginia Home.  Once at the Virginia Home, we do a lot of sitting and waiting.  Honestly, anywhere you go in Kenya, you just sit and wait.  And Kenyans are used to that, so none of them seem to mind...anyway, we hang out with the kids, do Bible Studies, watch/help them prepare meals, and we just hang with them.  Today I combed a boy's hair, just because it looked fun and I had never combed a black person's hair.  We end up talking to a lot of  people in charge making sure that things are running smoothly when we are gone.  It's hard to explain it, unless you are here and actually SEE the faces of the children and hear their stories.  It's at that point you are hooked.  We have done "special service projects" while here, such as making sandwiches for everyone, taking some on field trips, getting them new uniforms and washing their feet.

We would like to do more.  We are looking into some new and interesting projects for the future.  I have been looking at some different projects in Kenya that ARE working and have been studying how they have found success. 

In the evenings, we have tea, upload photos (and update our blog), eat dinner and CRASH!  I don't know if it's jet lag or the emotions of the day, but we are tired at night.  Very tired.  So we are usually in bed by 9.

And of course...we always go on a safari.  We love our safaris.