Well we got to Kakamega last night. It was good to see all the kids again, especially Silus. He hasnt had any peanut butter captain crunch yet but we will get to that. We will be here until July 1st. And monday we are starting the soccer camp. It is going to be 5 different 1 day camps with 5 different schools. Then on Saturday we are going to have a tournament with all the different teams. Patrick has been nice enough to talk to all the schools and get the field straightened out that we are going to be playing at. Hopefully it all goes well,. Im looking forward to improving my futbol skills :)
Kylee and I also tried to take a shower today but we learned quickly that they dont work. So our showers today consisted of a bucket of cold and a bucket of hot water. Great fun!! Oh well things could still be worse....at least I had new underpants to change into afterwards..... :)
The day of the African Child parade was just crazy to say the least. Ivan and Mary went alittle overboard and instead of walking like every other school and orphanage they rented out trucks for the kids to ride on. So we decorated those with balloons and streamers. The electricty went out the night before so instead of using Ivans compressor to blow up 150 balloons we had to do it by hand. Needless to say I think we were all about to pass out when we were done. But anyway back tothe parade....we met in a park in the city square where the parade was supposed to start. Well what we didnt know was that this park was the main place where all the street boys lived. It was probably the first time in Kenya that I have felt alittle nervous about my safety. Within 5 minutes of us being there we had at least 30 street boys around us. They were all trying to touch us and the kids so it was very hard to keep 25 little kids around us. We had to wait there for about 30 minutes poking away the boys. But in the end it all worked out. The parade was nuts, we all felt like celebrities :) All the kids would just chase our cars down the street and wave. It was pretty cool. I liked it alot better this time not being the only white person....
Well thats all I got. We will be in Kakamega till July 1st then its back down to Nakuru Baby Orphange for a week and then we will be staying in the Kibera slums for a few more days before we head out on July 11th. Time is flying by over here. Well take it easy everyone!!
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Hello TJ...
Glad you are getting from place to place okay even though it takes a while. Happy that the parade turned out well, and pray that God will bless abundantly through the soccer camp. Take care. Miss you.
Grandma
TJ, we have really enjoyed your commectaries; ever think to be a writer? Anyway, glad to hear all is well with both of you. Stay safe, and God Bless, Dan and Janine
teej (and kylee)..i'm leaving you both a blg because i'm not sure who will be getting on the computer or not..just wanted to say that i'm praying for you two and i miss you 2 so much!..kylee all the kids miss you in class and they can't wait to see pictures =) i am so proud of you 2 and the work you're doing for the Lord, it just brings tears to my eyes. especially thinking about all the poverty you guys are living in compared to what we have here in america..its insane. i can't wait to see you both and hear all about your trip. i love you both. xoxo kirsten
Ahhh...my dear little brother. I wish i could feel sorry for you, but i can't. :) We had bucket showers for a month in Mozambique...do you at least have a toilet? or is it a hole in the ground crawling with maggots, cockroaches, and swarming with 1000 flies? Ha...gotta love africa! But at any rate i'm glad you guys are having a great time, and i'm excited to hear all about it when you get back. Love you!
bri
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