On Friday, I discovered a very posh side of Nairobi. Matt's girlfriend has family friends here in Nairobi so we went to visit them. The lady's name is Maria and her husband Patrick works for the UN. He was away in Sudan. They have a super nice house with all these beautiful flower gardens in the complex and a pool; i really felt like i was in the states. i felt so pampered being able to watch satellite. i even caught some of the phillies game :) they had other friends there who live in the congo. maria wants us to come back and stay lots more; she is very hospitable. it was quite interesting talking to her about america too b/c she doesn't have a very good opinion of it. and understandably so probably. but perhaps i was able to shed a bit of positive light on us. in some ways i felt almost guilty being there b/c it's such a contrast to the rest of life here. it made me know it will be very hard adjusting to our comfortable life at home.
saturday we had a sports day with the kids at the juvenile. i played sack races and other relays with them. they have no concept of how to come back and sit in a line, but i think they had fun anyway. i taught them the red hot cheer (thanks ash) and they seemed to think that was really fun.
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Amy,
I can only imagine how you will feel when you return home. It's an incredible transformation you've made in adjusting to your current living conditions. Personally, I couldn't do it. No doubt it's your deep faith that sustains you. May it always be so.
As ever, ~Pam~
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