The day started a bit slow this morning as I was really congested and was therefore Pole Pole (pronounced Polay Polay) which means Slow Slow...this was ok as it seems to be the theme around here except when driving. Ha.
Took a quick warm hand bath and shaved my face using the front camera on my Iphone as they don't have mirrors (which made the compact mirror I bought Agnus more special than I would've ever thought, thank you very much Father God or Asandi Sana Baba Mungo). She was gone already tho, or I would've asked to borrow it...haha.
Spent an hour plus making bracelets from beads and twine that Joe gave me to bring. Each bead tells a part of the gospel message...we gave some out yesterday (like 25) but there will be 100+ children Saturday I'm told, at least to expect that many. (tonight Zach gave the rest of the twine and beads to some ladies in the church that will spend almost all day tomorrow making some, that is a blessing, they were actually excited as I explaied what it took to make them. So they turned out to be a double blessing.)
Zach, Mike, and I then went to the Giraffe Center where we got to hand feed full grown Giraffes. That was intense. I have pictures and videos. One crazy Mzungu female put a pellet in her lips to be funny but the Giraffe reached and licked her whole face...imagine sand paper with slime on it. Very gross. Haha.
We then Pole Pole went to church, as traffic is horendous and so it takes forever to get anywhere...Chicago has nothing on Nairobi, promise.
I played/sang "Every Move I Make" which went over well because it has the LaLaLaLa chorus...they clapped and La'd very loudly. They put a speaker outside of the church and I brought a guitar chord so I was plugged in and Pastor Richard held the mic, so before the song was over there was a ton of kids and more outside watching and even singing the LaLa part. Probably just because they heard English from an Mzungu.
I preached on "Don't Sit but Stand!" I felt much more comfortable with the translator, James, tonight. I said we need to Stand Strong, and Bold even if we do it alone...BUT we are never alone! I was very humbled to find out after that Pastor Richard preached a similar message last Sunday saying "We are not alone!" The church was very receptive and Pastor Richard even just called Zach as I was writing this and made him hand me the phone and he tearfully said it was needed and couldn't thank me enough. God is so good and knows so much better than we.
Tomorrow is going to be an early day, whether I feel like it or not...Zach, Mike, and I are going to the Reserve and having a Safari as well as visiting the Animal Orphanage which homes all kinds of animals. We will then do a little shopping, so I can buy some of you stuff, and then on to church where I will sing and preach again. Pray 4me! I just want to be used and be a blessing...the hands and feet of Baba Mungu!
In Christ,
KYLE
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