Week Two

After our very full weekend, we started another week of work on the OAI property. Monday morning about a third of our team stayed behind at our hotel due to a stomach bug that left them wiped out (they've all recovered well and quickly, for the most part). That left us down quite a few people. Still, we continued to move soil by the wheelbarrow load to what will soon be the yard area on which the children in the village can play. Our total loads for that day were about 700, even with six people missing from the team!
That evening we got a special treat- authentic Indian food. We all ate our fill of a special bread called "nam" (pronounced nom), which came with cheese and garlic. We also enjoyed the colorful and flavorful main dishes, which included fish, chicken, and mutton. Overall, it was an extremely tasty experience! Later that evening we had a great worship session to end our day well.
Tuesday and Wednesday were more of the same, except we had our whole team back, so things moved along much more quickly.
Yesterday evening we enjoyed a traditional Kenyan meal, supplied by our gracious hosts at The Noble (our hotel). We tried many dishes, including pumpkin leaves, caro root, brown ugali, chipati, mashed banana (the consistency of mashed potatoes), roasted goat, and many different varieties of vegetables and potatoes. It was a very filling meal!
This morning we will be starting our day out with the final segment of scripture study from the book of James, which we all look forward to. After that, we will head to the Open Arms property one more time for a final day of work and playing with the OAI children. Pray for us as we transition out of our time here in Kenya, that we would be able to process all that has happened. Thanks for staying faithful to us!

-noelle