Jambo!

=).
Here I am again, in my faithful internet café (I really should take a picture of it!) after a long week! I am alone, unfortunately, because Rahel was sick yesterday and is resting today. The week has been pretty standard. On Sunday morning we finished with the parable of the sower (good soil, the early church as an example) and the kids finished off their little books. By the time we were through it was too late to go down to church with Vitilus so Rahel and I were able to get a bit of rest.
This whole week all the kids (or, almost all of them) have been coming to Final Class and it is a handful! Interestingly, although he still makes noise Cavin Akech is miles better than before and it is surprisingly Devis that is making all the classroom chaos. I think there is something not quite right with him, he lives with an alcoholic father and really is behaviour is very erratic and he is always dreaming somewhere far off during class, or singing or making noises, or standing up, so it was pretty trialing, but you can’t hate any of them (even if your temper decides to get lost) – it turns out it is the most troublesome ones you get attached to. Rahel was King Nebuchadnezzar and I was Daniel on Monday so that was pretty fun =).

I am a shame to my family because of my attire. I had my flip flops and after Queen stood on one and it “got kaput” I switched to my sandals and they did not last long on the rocky terrain that leads to the main road and the soles started coming off. So then I switched to my good flip flop and my okay sandal and used them over this week (much to the amusement of the kids that realized) until the sole fell off my sandal and that was when Vitilus suggested I give it to him to take to the fundi on the main road. So now I am in trainers again. Walking home the same day Susan commented on my ripped skirt (In various places) and suggested an exchange: she would give me a skirt from her stock and I would donate mine to be a rag to wash the floor at nursery school. So now I am decent again. It was particularly funny that we went to a little shop and left our shoes outside as we were in… Rahel said the girl went to sort the shoes out and picked up my flip flop, couldn’t find the other one, looked decidedly confused and then saw an odd sandal for the other foot and put them together. He he.

Thanks for the rain prayers, there have been a few rainy days but we still need more =). Pray for our health, my skin is drying up again but this time I have the medicine so let us hope it gets better and that Rahel could get up her strength as well as a safe trip to Nairobi to renew our VISA (on Sat).
Lots of love,

Kat

Ps. Last night at midnight I woke up and my eyes were killing me (or, the skin around them) so I couldn’t sleep and neither could Rahel as she had been lying in bed practically the whole day, feeling rotten. It took us about an hour to realize the other person was awake so at 1am we turned the light on, shared a cereal bar (the last one!) and talked till about 3.15am when the light suddenly switched itself off (it tends to do that) and so we went to sleep. So today we are a little tired, but it was a good time and we were grouchy when we woke up but as we talked we laughed, shared and had fun. =).

Last month already?

Hello!
It has been a very long week (is that possible?). Since last time I was here the team left our house, we celebrated Anne’s 11th birthday and have been very tired these last days of school.

Having the team was great, despite the few hours of sleep we had we enjoyed their company and all felt a bit flat on Saturday when they had all gone. However, the kids are still singing the two songs they taught us and loving them so they will not be forgotten! We were exhausted by the weekend though, especially Vitilus who was going everywhere with them and when we got the house in order we all slept a lot!

Saturday was Anne’s birthday and it was interesting to see the family tradition! In the morning (Susan had her seminar/graduation to go to) Anne was sent off to the neighbours to have her plaits taken out as Sarah made her present (and the one from Dan and the one from Stephen). Every time she walked into te house everything was hidden and Sarah often moaned “Anne stop looking! You will see” so consequently Anne felt on top of the world. We had lunch, rested, and then at tea time (4pm) (when Susie was back) we brought out cake, presents, juice and called all the neighbour hood kids in. We sang, ate, she opened presents and after a bit we sang songs (mostly nursery ones), Susie told us a story and then Rahel and I led the birthday games as Susie made chips en masse for dinner. It was a good day and Anne certainly enjoyed herself.

Sunday was a GOOD DAY, after taking the Sunday school we walked the sweltering half and hour to RIAT church and by 1.00pm we were HOME. Susie made her wonderful sweet breads with caramel sauce and vanilla pudding (I will learn to make them!!) and we had the afternoon off… we slept, read, played… it was really enjoyable and we spent some quality time with Vitilus. On Monday afternoon we spoke to Vitilus, or rather, he biblically encouraged us and it was really a great time =).

The week has been dragging on and we have felt pretty tired, not quite sure what is is and today was WW3 against Mr. Akech as he was CONSTANTLY told to “be quiet” “shut up” and “SILENCEEEE”, got the angry face look and finally had his scissors violently wrestled off him and he started attacking students and teachers with them (and wouldn’t let them go). I hate his disruption and I hate myself even more for getting so angry at him but the scissors had to be taken off him! I was exhausted after lunch but hearing news from family and friends has got my sprits up again!

It was also quite emotional to go through my family and friend leaving the country even though I was far away in Kenya but Vitilus and Susan were great about it =). So I am looking forward to this coming weekend greatly . Orriti for now!