It seems alliterations don't translate well from English to Swahili. This weekend was full of good food and good people. Friday night I was invited to stay at the Crawford's at the field office complex (Mount Karmel) down in Nairobi. There was a potluck to bid farewell to Dr. David Graves and his wife. Dr. Graves is the newly elected General Superintendent for the Africa region. We spent dinner listening to some wild stories. If you ever get a chance - ask me how they tenderize meat in Sudan. It was a very fun night especially considering how good the food was - and that I watched Stargate with the Crawford's afterwards! They were very kind to let me stay in their home, I really enjoyed visiting with them...plus they let me borrow the complete Colubmia recordings of Simon and Garfunkle, which is 5 more CDs of music to enjoy!
Also, Amy and Greg got me into "Facebook Scrabble" which is called Lexulous. It could be a ministry, perhaps. I am so bad at that game that anyone playing against me will feel like a champ. So, if you need an ego boost, feel free to challenge me and I'll do my best against you (to no avail!)
Saturday afternoon was pretty lazy, I watched a movie with Graham and visited with my family in New York. My niece is one seriously happy baby when she wakes up. Then Pitts invited me over for home baked PIZZA, which was delicious, and some episodes of the West Wing. The pizza was great, and I got to take some pieces home!
Sunday was a good day. Ombui wasn't there to play keyboard so I stepped in, which isn't as much fun now that it means I don't get to play my drum! The service was good, but I was tired. After church I slept for 2 hours...which is an unusually long nap for me. BUT it was good thing I rested up because yesterday right before sun set I tromped on over to Dibo's home with my djembe. We spent the night eating and playing music in his finance's Jeannette's flat by candlelight because the electricity didn't come on until about midnight. So, Dibo and I shared a bed last night, and he will be the first to tell you how crazy his sleep cycle is. He listens to LOUD music all night long; he says he enjoys listening to worship music and reading the verse on his desktop background as he falls asleep! Luckily, he was gracious enough to turn it down a little bit so I was able to sleep. I really enjoyed staying with Dibo - he is a solid man of God who is focused on where he is going.
This week my goal is to see some animals! I figure I've been here for over 2 months, its about time I hit up one of the safari's or animal centers around the area. So: cool pictures to come! I miss my family and my Allison very much. Thanksgiving is coming up and so is Christmas - prayers would be appreciated as I search for constructive and Godly ways to avoid letting homesickness drag me down!
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