03.27.07
Posted in RoadSigns at 11:41 am by Hannah
As Seth reported the other day…all was well the week of the Uganda Trip. Seth had the opportunity to teach during the conference while they were there and gave a 3 hour class on the history of missions.
He really enjoyed the trip (took amazing pictures) and though we missed him (dreadfully) we were all ok at home. Thankyou all for your prayers…I never like being away from Seth and in a different country it seemed even more daunting but the Lord was faithful to us. The time passed quickly and there were no major mishaps.
I did have to brace up my womanly courage and deal with the nasty, furry, slimy, gray wormy creature climbing up the sink in my bathroom but in the end I was the conquering hero and said creature has never been heard from since.
This last week has been an adventure in potty training!! Oh yeah! We have been having a difficult time finding diapers Keziah’s size. It seems the only brand we can find on a regular basis are very expensive and just happen to be produced by Al Jizeera (sp?), not exactly an organization we want to be supporting. So, needless to say, the time has come for Keziah and Momma to spend some time in the bathroom. Praise the Lord for tile floors!
She’s doing fairly well for having a Mother who is at a total loss as to the mysteries of potty training (all suggestions and advice are very welcome) and is especially taking to the M&M rewards that come with “goin’ potty”.
Pray for us. That we survive this step of child-hood…we don’t really have any other choice but to persevere, but pray that all involved come through unscarred. : )
New guards on our compound. We have set out befriending them with cold sodas and hot Mandazis. Pray for them (and us) as we seek to impact them for the Lord. Justice & Justin are the night guards and Patrick & Collins are the day guards.
~Roadsign of the Week~
Sign seen in Uganda, “Schmuck’s Investments”! : ) Now there’s a company to put money behind! Oh, the power of idioms! Those little cultural sayings that vary, not with language so much, as with culture. The other day I explained to Rahab what I meant by calling Keziah a “booger”. She was more than a little amused and considering the day we were having had to agree with me.
~Food Find~
Dorman’s Coffee. Can anyone tell me if they have Dorman’s in the States…if not I will be transporting large amounts. I’m a sucker for good coffee (I grew up minutes away from Seattle, its to be expected) but now I think I have become an addict! Brewed just right this stuff is INCREDIBLE!
Toilet training masters (in the making),
Seth & Hannah and our slightly drippy crew Kez & Jared
At the source of the Nile River.
Overlooking the Rift Valley.
This valley starts here in Kenya and wanders all the way to Israel.
Man selling charcoal. Yes, there is a bike under all that.
They stopped Seth on the road here and demanded that he come sign the book. : )
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03.22.07
Posted in RoadSigns at 1:16 pm by Seth
Due to unseen circumstances Hannah is unable to write the normal beautifully written and executed Road signs for this week. Please bear with me on this one…
This past week has been a crazy one we want to thank everyone who has been praying for us during the time I was away in Uganda. Things went great in Uganda and at home. Hannah had a full week with moving to the Germo’s and watching their three year old daughter Ellie while Nancy was out of town daily for a nursing conference.
On the ministry end Dan and I had the opportunity to speak at a 5 day conference on mission mobilization for ELIM Pentecostal Church a denomination in Uganda. There was a huge response to the new found knowledge they began to see the great commission as a church mandate not a mandate from Christ to the Western world. We are hoping the excitement we saw there will not die off but grow in this group.
The kids are doing great and as we have enjoyed the week with Paul Hartford our supervisor from the US we are ready for the day of rest that is coming soon. Today we attempted a trip up country but we were forced back to Nairobi with electrical issues on the 4-runner.
I did see a funny road sign this week but Hannah will fill you all in about that soon enough. We love you all and wish to know your prayer concerns. Please feel free to write and let us know if there is anything we can petition the Father on your behalf about. We miss you all and are looking forward to your replies as usual…
Seth, Hannah, kez, and jared
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03.09.07
Posted in RoadSigns at 10:47 am by Hannah
One Day In Kenya
Morning breaks to the sound of the Muslim call to prayer that is broadcast over the loadspeaker from the Mosque five blocks down from us and get up whenever the kids manage to pry us out of bed while bellowing for their Weetabix (the Kenyan breakfast of Champions).
Seth’s days generally revolve around working with the FTT office or preparations for the future Global Intern Site that Bethany is starting here in January.
FTT stands for Finish The Task. It is an organization for Kenyans by Kenyans equipping Christians for Missions.
I am at home with the kids. Rahab (our wonder of a house-helper) comes four times a week to help out with house work and teach me Kenyan culture and culinary fare. Lately we’ve been trying to make friends with the other Mommas and children in our compound and keep the guards happy with freshly made Mandazis (the Kenyan equivalent to the doughnut) and tea.
Seth is often home in the late afternoon and we generally spend the evenings at home relaxing occasionally taking a trip to the corner Dookah …that would be our soda stop. : )
Monday and Friday evenings are supper and Swahili lessons with friends Pastor Karanja and Joyce.
By 7:00 we are at home for the night. The sun goes down at 7 (year round) and being out after dark is not a wise choice here.
So on the rare day that there is no unexpected circumstance (such as the random sprained knee/car problem/gas leak in the stove/canceled meetings) that is what our day would look like.
By the way thankyou all for your prayers for Keziah. It was a sprain and she is healing up nicely. Her limp is completely gone today and she is back to her extremely active self…just a little more cautious on wet tile floors.
This next week Seth and Dan Germo will be traveling to Uganda to do some teaching at a Missions Training School…Please keep us all in your prayers. Pray for Seth to be a blessing and to be blessed through it. He will be teaching two 90 minute classes on the history of missions. Pray that he is able to prepare and communicate what needs to be heard and that he won’t get too nervous.
Pray for me and the munchkins. We will be staying with Nancy Germo and helping out there as she has a nursing conference scheduled the same week. Pray that we will be a blessing to her and that the time will pass quickly while our guys are away.
Pray for the safety of all of us…the guys traveling and us (women and children) at home. It seems that often things go wrong when the Men are gone so please pray for the Lord’s protection and wisdom during this time.
~ Roadsign of the week ~
Hand painted on a crude wooden sign “Road Works Ahead”.
As in working roads are so rare here that when there is one it is to be noted. : ) You think road construction in the States is bad!!! At least they do road construction! We’ve almost gotten lost in some of the pot-holes that are the roads around here. : )
There are actually roads in Kenya that have been on the maps for twenty years (or more) but have yet to be built.
~ Food Find ~
Hot Dog flavored chips. As you all have guessed, Seth and Keziah are avid fans. I think they just taste like Ketchup but all in all they “ain’t that bad”! I personally go for the grilled meat flavored chips or Nyama Choma Crisps.
Whoever said modern art had no purpose?
A little bit of the security system that is everywhere in Nairobi
Bird in the trees…
Kenyan birds are much bigger and louder.
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