05.27.07
I’ve Got Dancin’ Room In My Sunday Shoes
Sunday the Children’s Sunday school did a special number for church.
They did a dance.
As you may have guessed, Kenyans seem to be born with rhythm and any good tune is a chance to dance/move/jive with the music.
Coming from a society where dancing has never quite broken free from its ties (in reputation and/or reality) to sensuality it is refreshing to see joyous, heartfelt, innocent dancing for Jesus.
Keziah was delighted to see all the “tids dancin’ Momma!” and joined in with her own little dance by her chair.
Church here is done in a very orderly fashion but also has a very exuberant nature in its order.
Having the chance to witness the Body of Christ in a different culture has given me such a bigger picture of heaven. Oh the joy of worshipping the Lamb in “spirit and in truth” when we get there.
Wonder if we’ll have to learn how to worship all over again?
A lot of my pre-conceived ideas are getting a raking over.
Seth turns professor this week. FTT (where he will be teaching) is a Kenyan missionary training school - by Kenyans for Kenyans, mainly. Seth has been asked to teach a course on “Principles of Finance and Financial Reporting” and “Servant Leadership”. Both subjects (in my unbiased opinion) he is great at. I’d love to sneak in and just blend into the classes for the next two weeks but something tells me I’d have a difficult time not sticking out.
“Would the cute Mzungu in the last row, please stop giggling and take your two (beautiful) children outside to play?” : )
Pray that he is able to communicate what these students need to hear/learn from the Lord.
Pray that the accent barrier (they do speak English here: just with a STRONG Kenyan accent) does not hinder the message that needs to get out. And pray that Seth enjoys and learns from the experience.
~Roadsign of the Week~
Sign across the road from our compound “Car wash, Pub”. As in you and your car can come get sloshed together. : ) The combination of services available here are often rather amusing.
Hair salons here are called “Saloons” This can be rather shocking when the Pastor’s wife announces an appointment at the local saloon.
~Food Find~
Cadbury Mint-Choc Bars. These two-bite-size candy bars have become one of our most favorites. Keziah refers to them as “family snacks” because we usually eat them together. They’re a mere 10 schillings (about 15 cents) and are a cross between a York Peppermint Pattie and a Tootsie Roll. MMMMmmmmmmhmmmmhhhhmmmmm. Yum.
Just hanging out on the counter in the kitchen
our porch Kez’s favorite place to play
This Picture is for all those Bethany Friends This is in Embo Kenya kinda funny huh…
The Izaak Walton??