Monday, August 30, 2010

Well, tomorrow will be a little different from the other Tuesdays. George is going to try to get his visa tomorrow in Nairobi, so he and Abba are going to be gone for a lot of the day. Instead of leaving me the only guy in the house, they invited me to come along. I'm pretty excited. The first reason is that I will get to spend a lot of time with George and Abba, and the second reason is that I slept almost the entire way from Nairobi to here when we arrived, so I actually have never seen any of the landscape along that way, so this will all be a new experience for me.

So, now about today. We did five visits today, and they were all pretty good. We got some pretty good video, so hopefully we will be able to show you all these people. For me, it was one more time a reminder of just how blessed I am. A lot of these people have jobs, but the jobs don't really allow them to pay bills and eat three meals a day. So these people end up eating one meal a day, sometimes two, and it is usually the same thing every time. And yet they thank God for sticking with them. I have to wonder, would I be able to say the same thing if God had me eating one meal a day? I would hope yes, but I actually can't be sure.
What I am sure of is that seeing these people reminds me every day that I don't ever have a reason to complain, and I have every reason to wake up every morning thanking God for everything He has given me and keep that attitude throughout the day.

I know that that may sound a lot like what I said last time I posted about our visits, it is what God is showing me. I don't think that I can see too often that I need to be grateful, so I'm going to assume that it will help you all too. God bless you all, and thank you everyone who is praying for us. Your prayers are definitely appreciated and felt.

P.S. Today we found out a side of Amma that we haven't seen before, and I doubt that you have either. We all went shopping today, and we had to let make a stop at Tusky's (a super center here) that wasn't going to take much time. We couldn't find a very good place to park, so we just dropped the ladies off and drove around for about five minutes. When we came back by, there were the ladies, waiting with their groceries, so we picked them up.
They climbed in the car, closed the door, and set their stuff down. As Amma was setting down a pack of toilet paper, she suddenly gasped. "I don't think I paid for this", she said, turning red. As it turns out, she didn't pay for the toilet paper, so now Amma is a thief. :) Needless to say we didn't let her live it down the rest of the time in the car, and had a good time razzing her about the whole thing. She was pretty embarrassed. It was great.
And for those of you who have a problem with the fact that we didn't pay for toilet paper, I believe we are going to pay for it the next time we go back. Amma would like to save her reputation. :)

1 comment:

  1. I don't know if it helps if we comment on the blog, but I'm glad to hear you're feeling better. All that working out at altitude will make working out at home seem easy.

    We are praying for y'all all the time. Keep learning!

    Dad

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