Okay much to tell about a happening last few days. Friday I went to the Journey, sort of reminds of what the Gathering was like at Hope College. Anyway, a contemporary type church service at a local university here. The message was on determination and in Phillipians about running the race that God has set out for you. This seemed very fitting as we went to climb Mt. Longonot the next day. Seriously friends, so hard. I'm not exactly in amazing shape here...especially since my diet consists of fried food and fried food. But with God's help, I did make it to the top. Then there's this big crater that is formed around it b/c it was a volcano, so we were able to walk all the way around the crater. it took about 5 hours in total. there were parts when my calf muscles ached so bad i wasn't sure i would make it. and it was so dusty. it was almost like walking in sand at a beach, it was pretty deap. but our entire faces and clothes were just covered in dirt by the end. amie insisted that we all had to take a shower when we got home...which of course we were planning on. but it's kinda a big joke how the muzungus don't shower...too much work. my mom was so amazed to hear that the water was actually running from the shower head that day...truly a blessing.
as we were finishing that hike, victor, a kenyan from our team, text me this at 3:15: "whereva u r make haste. we are going down now. the bus goes in 45 minutes." he hadn't hiked around the crater, so he wasn't sure where we were. but the funny thing is that the bus actually didn't leave until 7:00. so that gives you a pretty good idea of african time...always about 3 hours behind schedule :)
yesterday, we went to see Po Po in this play called "Till Debt Do Us Part." po po was hilarious, and this is a big deal for him. he's from kibera, so to be in a play in a nairobi theater is exciting. he's also starring in a commercial too. basically the main point was about God answering prayer, but it took over 3 hours to tell this. it was funny b/c it kept going and going, and we're all just thinking is this ever going to end. there was a point toward the end where a character was wrapped in dynamite and stewart thought it was hilrarious that there was the switch to set the dynamite off with b/c you would need to light it. but anyway, towards the end, i took a drink of water, and then i started laughing about something, and i couldn't stop, nor swallow the water. i ran out of the theater b/c i thought i was going to start choking. i was coughing crazily and thought i might puke everywhere. then the water went down the wrong tube and i had this crazy cough. it was really funny...i was quite the entertainment.
we made french toast for dinner last night...the comforts of home are sweet.
today rosie and i went to visit 2 girls that were in my tent at camp. they live in kibera. sitting and talking with them starting becoming really depressing at one point b/c their lives are so sad. there are so many family health problems, no money,etc. plus they both really want to go to college but have no money. they were talking about how they are afraid of losing hope. we spent a while praying for them and took them to have soda and mandazi. sometimes i feel so overwhelmed by the problems here b/c everyone you talk to is struggling. what do you do when there aren't any jobs?
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