Let's see, I had three cups of chai today before 3 in the afternoon, so I'd say i'm full of caffeine and milk now. Nereah, the cook at Sarah Junior, had me over to her house this afternoon for tea. people think it's a big honor for a muzungu to be in the house, so of course a neighbor woman stopped by too. nereah lives with her sister, who has 2 kids. the youngest, esther is almost 2. she kept crying every time she looked at me b/c she's not used to seeing a white person. it was pretty funny. we started using all of the curriculum stuff that ashley magically acquired from a stanger (thanks sis) and it was a success. i now have the ABC rap song memorized and even the teachers were having fun with it. and i made more playdough for the little yellow and little blue book. the kids were pretty fascinated watching the playdough turn green.
on my way back into town, i first thought that the matatu was going to break down. then everyone gets out and i was about to follow when suddenly, the driver starts moving again. i assumed it was b/c the police were standing up at the corner and you can get in trouble for letting people out on the side of the road. but that wasn't it. and our driver starts driving like crazy around this round about, basically making a U turn, which also confused me. then i heard all these sirens and the police are directing traffic and suddenly the matatu stops and then i could get out. but no one was crossing the road and all these security people are standing everywhere with their guns. so i got nervous at first. until i asked the guy next to me what was going on, and he says, the president is coming. i should have known. this has happened several times, i've just always been stuck in the stupid jam of traffic. it's so funny b/c they block off the road and tons of government cars come racing through. everyone is in a mercedes. but it must be obvious which car the president is in b/c the guy next to me knew. so it seems that stopping all this traffic makes everything less secure. anyway, it is quite the grand entrance.
yesterday was a holiday so matt and i went bowling with victor and jane. this was fun for them b/c they've never gone before. and the bowling place is super posh filled with lots of rich people. i feel a bit wierd in those situations...guilty i guess. but i'm also realizing that i need to do some fun things like this b/c otherwise i start feeling absolutely drained. we also taught them to play pool. and victor, despite being a first timer, was pretty good and almost beat me (not that that's anything to brag about.)
amie left for the hospital today to have the baby tomorrow. so as of sunday the house will be a lot louder.
friday we were back at BOLM hanging with the kids. they come running up and are more excited than any other kids we see i think. and they always ask, when are you coming back? matt taught them to play rounders, the british version of baseball, and it was a big hit.
saturday, we were at Blue house teaching about laying down our life for others as Christ did (1 John 3:16). then we had them make hawaiian leis. i'm not sure how well they understood this play on words, but they definitely had fun. and they were so well behaved. we kept emphasizing that submission to others means you have good manners, are patient, kind, etc. and so for the first time, no one was hovering around me for materials and supplies or in my face about anything. it was great. maybe we're making progress? in the afternoon, ruth and i taught the ICY class about Esther. this is the class of people that are around my age, so it is more serious and a bit intimidating. i never feel quite qualified to be teaching people about an entire book of the Bible. but it was great b/c it turned into more of a discussion and everyone was contributing, so i learned as much as they did. by the way, pretty sweet book...really makes you think about timing in your life and how God works everything together for reasons.
and speaking of books, i highly recommend this book called "Speaking My Mind" by Tony Campolo...especially my Hope friends, Ash, Kristen. good book about hot topic issues in christianity. really spoke to me.
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