07.01.07
Visiting Angel
As you’ve heard me mention before we have an angel that has seen fit to bless us in our home by coming 3-4 times a week.
She does our laundry (by hand) and helps out with kids, house-work, cultural mind bogglers, and protects us from shrewd hawkers who attempt to smart us out of our “huge American fortunes”.
She’s even gone to deal with a few dookah (small roadside snack shacks) owners who dared to cheat “her Wazungus”. : )
We met Rahab, shortly after our arrival here. Rahab has been trying to save up enough to go to college but has had a difficult time finding a job that pays the bills and allows her to save toward school.
Its kind of a vicious cycle – you can’t get a job that pays well without further education but can’t save up to go to college cause you can’t get a job that pays well – and around the cycle we go.
We were delighted to be able to give her a job with a good wage; many thanks to our generous supporters – that’s you.
To get to our house every morning Rahab traveled (by foot and Matatu) an hour and a half.
This last month the rent was being raised on the slum shack that Rahab called home. And by slum I mean open sewers, mud huts, rats, garbage, no security, ect.
After some prayer, consideration, and discussion we moved Rahab into our spare room.
With the lack of rent, the lack of fare money, and the lower food bill Rahab should be able to attend college by the time we leave.
Your support dollars (or should I say schillings) hard at work. : )
Rahab will be able to attend a two year school gaining a degree in teaching, and an edge in society from which she will be able to bless many others.
We, in turn, are blessed to have this dear girl in our home. She’s teaching me all manner of Kenyan fare and we are attempting to introduce her to American food – its not working very well. Though she was much impressed with chicken nuggets and chocolate chip cookies.
She and I have begun befriending and evangelizing all the other house girls on the compound – one life changed last week 20 to go… Be in prayer for Patricia, she’s just a babe in Christ but visibly a new creation.
Rahab has thanked us over and over again for providing her with a job that allows her to move on in life.
We can only turn her in the direction of those who have sent us here. We cannot thank you enough for allowing us the privilege of being on the front lines of your ministry here. The people we have met, the experiences gained, and the lessons learned are, indeed, priceless.
So, many thanks to you from us and our good friend Rahab.
~Roadsign of the week~
Sign posted around Nairobi “Hospital ceilings are boring. Please drive carefully.” Amen and amen! Now if only all the other drivers on the road would pay attention to these signs.
~Food Find~
Fresh from the tree Avocados! Rahab went upcountry to visit her home village a few weeks ago and brought back fresh avocados from their tree. I have never in my life tasted an avocado this amazing. Creamy, buttery, smooth and oh so very delicious. Kez and I made very short work of these wonderful treats…we offered to share with Seth but he said he was not even tempted.
The manly binky, for all your teething needs.
No sweat, I gottcha covered!
Rahab and her fiance’ Nick