Before reaching Nakuru we stopped at Mercy to see everyone and Mama (the house mother there) was so happy with everything that has happened so far that she started to cry. To see her get so emotional over a few blankets and uniforms really humbles me. The things we take for granted in the US always hits me while we are here. Please, again, prayerfully consider helping this ministry so these children can continue to receive the necessities in life that we tend to take for granted.
As I’m sure many of you heard, we were involved in a “smash and grab” in Nairobi. We are fine so now I can tell you about it. A car pulled in front of us and another behind us, then a bunch of guys surrounded the car and started banging on the windows. They opened Ruth’s door and when Chuck looked around to help her someone reached in and took his cell phone from the counsel of the car! We didn’t notice at first but when we started to drive away, Mutuku, our driver, said people do that to get things out of the car. So Chuck looked around and saw that his phone was gone! But by that time it was too late to do anything so we just kept driving. We were all pretty quiet for awhile and wondering how we were going to get in contact with Johnny and Kate since all our phone numbers were on Chucks phone. But he remembered that we had the computer which has all his contacts on it. So we got over it pretty quickly and were just thankful that no one was hurt. As a matter of fact, Ruth said she probably hurt the guy who opened her door since she slammed it on his head! But you always think about those “what if’s” afterward, but again I’m just thankful that no one was hurt.
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But then we had a treat! Before arriving in Nakuru we stopped at a rest area for lunch and saw storks and a monkey eating out of the garbage. He was cute! Then on the highway we saw a herd of zebra! They were crossing the road so we had to stop and wait for them. That was pretty awesome and a great way to get the “smash and grab” out of our heads. God’s creations always amaze me!
It was a pretty eventful day and we were happy to be at Johnny and Kate’s and we thank them immensely for their hospitality – especially with 16 (I think that’s the total – sorry Kate if it’s not!) people already in their home!
As I’m sure many of you heard, we were involved in a “smash and grab” in Nairobi. We are fine so now I can tell you about it. A car pulled in front of us and another behind us, then a bunch of guys surrounded the car and started banging on the windows. They opened Ruth’s door and when Chuck looked around to help her someone reached in and took his cell phone from the counsel of the car! We didn’t notice at first but when we started to drive away, Mutuku, our driver, said people do that to get things out of the car. So Chuck looked around and saw that his phone was gone! But by that time it was too late to do anything so we just kept driving. We were all pretty quiet for awhile and wondering how we were going to get in contact with Johnny and Kate since all our phone numbers were on Chucks phone. But he remembered that we had the computer which has all his contacts on it. So we got over it pretty quickly and were just thankful that no one was hurt. As a matter of fact, Ruth said she probably hurt the guy who opened her door since she slammed it on his head! But you always think about those “what if’s” afterward, but again I’m just thankful that no one was hurt.
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But then we had a treat! Before arriving in Nakuru we stopped at a rest area for lunch and saw storks and a monkey eating out of the garbage. He was cute! Then on the highway we saw a herd of zebra! They were crossing the road so we had to stop and wait for them. That was pretty awesome and a great way to get the “smash and grab” out of our heads. God’s creations always amaze me!It was a pretty eventful day and we were happy to be at Johnny and Kate’s and we thank them immensely for their hospitality – especially with 16 (I think that’s the total – sorry Kate if it’s not!) people already in their home!