This blog was written on Sunday 12th October but I couldn’t get online top post it! 

It was so nice to go to church today.  We didn’t make it last week due to jet-lag and waking up at 11am!  So now we are fully adjusted to the 10 hour time difference.  The church, which has changed pastors since I was in the USA, has really grown.  I saw many families, missionaries and friends.  It was good to catch up with everyone. 

So we have a 5 ton truck to fill by Thursday and I decided to go back to Nakumatt this afternoon to finish the grocery shop for our compound food in Tonj.  I took 4 guys from the store around with me as I purchased 4 huge carts full of food.  When I went into the store it was beautiful sunshine and when I came out 2 hours later, it had poured with rain!  I could hear the downpour banging on the metal roof while I was shopping.  Thankfully the rain had stopped so we could unpack, repack, box and weight every box for the truck up to Loki in Northern Kenya.  There it will be stored and flown in when we have flights coming.  1 of the 5 tons will come in on a flight on the 22nd, so I am busy prioritizing that cargo and making sure it is clearly marked and seperated.  This week is going to be a crazy one as we prepare for teh arrival of

 

Today was so much fun.  We set out with our shirts on to walk at a safe location in Nairobi, called Jaffrey’s.  It’s a Muslim center but we walked AND prayed 13 laps or 5 km and covered that place in prayer!  We had our shirts with scripture on for everyone to see and we prayed God’s Word out loud for so many things.  Sabet took a lap and then I took a lap!!  As we prayed back and forth, walking with the kids and having the same shirts people were watching us.  We had the peace of the LORD Jesus and really enjoyed praying for the prayer walker’s in San Diego who haven’t walked yet (we’re 10 hours ahead)!  Thank you to all of you that sponsored us!

Today was a national holiday in Kenya and I forgot that Kenya has so many public holidays in October…3!  So we worked anyway because we have so much to do to be ready to leave for Sudan.  Everything was closed though so we were limited on what we could do.  I decided that making a dent in the 6 month Sudan grocery list would be good and Nakumatt was open today.  We have to buy enough food to fill a 5 ton truck to go to Lokichoggio in Northern Kenya next Thursday that will then get flown into Tonj as we have flights and need it.  This 6 month shopping extravaganza is overwhelming and really takes some planning.

So armed with 4 carts and 2 Nakumatt employees helping, we made a start on the list today.  We knew it would be a chore, so we took the kids to a playground first to run off some energy before spending several hours shopping!  They’re favorite place to go…Java house for a yummy strawberry milkshake!

On our way home, with the car loaded up with shopping, we decided to check on a friend from the USA visiting another minstry here in Kenya.  We met Melody years ago at North Coast Calvary and soon after she moved to Florida.  Last year we got to meet her again when we drove around Fl and we even stayed one night in her house.  When we got to the guesthouse she was staying at, we totally surprised her!  That was fun!  The LORD though really impressed it on our hearts to stop and say Hi even though we were tired from shopping.  This is a good reminder to listen to the Holy Spirit prompting as we found her colleague very sick and were able to pray for him and run to the pharmacy to get some medicine. 

Tomorrow’s the prayer walk to raise money for our medical clinic in Sudan and we plan to get up early and walk and pray here.

Well we are still struggling with no power and limited internet.  Amazing how slower paced life is here and how we seem to have more hours in the day!  Hannah had to start up again with home-school after taking a week off while we were traveling.  She did great and at lunchtime we took off for our first social gathering with missionary friends who serve in Kenya.  It was a baby shower at one of my favorite spots, Amani Ya Juu.  The kids played with old and new friends while us girls lunched and caught up.  I’ve missed this laid back pace.  We got home right before the crazy traffic started.  Sabet had to drive right through it though to buy us an internet modem that hopefully will work here in Kenya and Sudan!  Things have changed since I was here last and we are testing it tonight.  It’s frustratingly slow but at least I can send and receive emails!