Sunday, July 20, 2008

Last night I got to Sightspeed/Skype with all of my favorite people.  I can't tell you how amazing it was to hear their voices and see their blurry little faces.  I couldn't help but cry after I got off the phone with them.  I feel like every time I start to really feel comfortable in Africa is when I feel like I am so distant from home and visa versa.  Talking to everyone from home made me miss it so much that I just wanted to jump on a plane.  I thank God that He is keeping me in Africa though and I trust that He has work to be done through me if I let Him.  My focus has been on trying to accomplish everything that God has planned for me one day at a time.


Once, someone very smart quoted someone extremely smart and I feel compelled to share these words with the blogging world.

I thought of a perfect quote from Francis Chan's book Crazy Love so I wanted to share it with you really quick before I have to leave to go nanny.  Francis is talking about people questioning how God could "let" certain things go on in the world if he really loved us.  He says, "The answer to why certain things are the way they are is simply this: because He is God.  He has more of a right to ask us why so many people are starving."  I think that we cannot get into the habit of questioning why God is allowing this to happen or simply questioning why.  We have to create action out of what we see.  That is the only way that things are ever going to change.  

I have seen things in the past two weeks that make me sick.  I couldn't describe them in words if I wanted to because it would not do justice to the feeling of actually being here and experiencing them.  However, God has blessed me so much during my time at Huruma and I continue to lean on Him for my strength.

We went to the market in Ngong yesterday and I swear every time I walk the streets of Ngong I feel like I've stepped into a National Geographic magazine.  Riding the matatus was interesting...the first one we rode was completely uneventful but the second one we rode had blaring loud Kenyan rap music (which I have actually grown to really like) and a very interesting music video playing.  I was sitting between Taylor and Jimmy (a teacher at Huruma)...talk about awkward.  Then on the third one we took on the way home there was a drunk, toothless man sitting in the back by Taylor and I.  At first I just thought he was being friendly but it turns out he was being way TOO friendly which turned into harassment.  I won't repeat what he was saying because it was extremely inappropriate but they stopped the matatu so that we could move seats.  I moved up by Shauna, Taylor moved up a seat and Jimmy moved back to protect her.  Let's just say it was an interesting journal entry!  

The teachers at Huruma don't have much.  Mama helps pay for their schooling along with sponsors and for the most part they have very little money.  They each live in their own house, which is really one dorm-like bedroom where they don't have running water or electricity.  I haven't been to them personally but I have heard from some people who have been.  Teacher James, or Jimmy, was the one who accompanied us to the market and he was so joyful the whole time.  We ended up buying him a few things and you would not believe how happy he was just for something as simple as deodorant.  I felt so much safer with him with us and I think Taylor and Shauna felt the same so we were grateful to have him there.

Today has been kind of a lazy day.  We had chapel for 2 and a half hours this morning and since then we have just been hanging out and playing with the kids.  I think this post has been long enough, they usually are, so I'm going to go back out with everyone!  Love and hugs to everyone back home!

3 comments:

Momma Keira said...

It was the best day for me
since you left!
Hearing your voice was so wonderful...can't wait till
next Saturday when
I can see your beautiful
face too!!
God bless you
my amazing daughter :))
I love you.

Tori Einstein said...

no one can say it better than Francis Chan! Yesterday was amazing. I expect a phone call very soon! I love you!
Your little Taun Taun

Mr. Sam said...

I had So much fun talking to you...and hopefully that guy wasn't all "Touch , hopefully a lot."