I was drowning in Kiswahili yesterday. Mary, bless her heart, invited me to go to her church. I was the only mazungu there. AWKWARD! You'd think I'd be used to it by now, but I'm not. There were two little kids that were poking at me, touching my hair during the four hour service. Yes, I typed that correctly, FOUR HOURS. Noone should EVER complain about Jim speaking longer than until 11:15. It was really awesome though. I felt the Holy Spirit at that church. Africans are just more open about God and more excited it seems. At least they show it better than us mazungus. After church we went to a home to have lunch. (chakula... food) It was an english primary school teacher's house that we went to. Her husband just last Sunday crashed his motorcycle and it rolled on top of his leg. He broke it in many places. We had ndizi: hot bananas and meat. It was good. They have such HUGE portions here. I always say kidogo.. little but then I feel bad because I think they think that I don't like it. I told an African friend that, and he was like, you need to get fat! I was like, no I don't. That's the last thing I need. Last night, I took a little walk out of the base and watched the sunset. It was beautiful. God has made this place GORGEOUS even amongst the living conditions. I've already seen some of the most beautiful birds and lizards I've ever seen. They're a BRIGHT turquoise blue. Beautiful. Mary made us dinner last night. We had spaghetti, with meat, avocadoes, and for dessert we had coffee. I'm definitely blessed to have such a wonderful hostess. Yesterday was hard because I really missed you all, but it got better. Sometimes the power just randomly goes out here. Well, yesterday it decided to go out while I was taking a shower. That was interesting! When I fumbled out of the bathroom though, I looked up at the sky, and it was GORGEOUS! The stars were amazing!!! I kept telling everyone that we don't have stars like this in America. They're so surprised when I say things like that. They think that America has EVERYTHING, but we don't. We don't have near as welcoming loving helpful people, or stars that you can just look up at and stare at their beauty. You have to hike up a mountain or something. I think I'm getting adjusted. I know I am a lot more than I thought I would be at this point. God is good. Enjoy your day. Walk in His love today.
God Bless!
-Jess
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mambo jessica. habari yako? so good to see your blog being updated. it's a good way to have your own therapy session. get some of your thoughts out of your head on onto the web. i love those lizards! and the sunsets and sunrises are amazing. good to hear you finally go to see the entire mountain. she's so beautiful. i miss her.
Jessica I am so mad that I didn't get your phone call! I left it over at brittnies house and when I saw the missed call I knew it was you because the phone number had like fifteen digits in it:-) I heard about your experiences with the bricks and a poor little snake. I was cracking up because I thought you were the one who killed. Hot bananas and meat sound like a really good dinner. A little bit weird but its a really nutritious meal. I've got my first real professional interview tomorrow and I'm really nervous and excited! I need your prayers and support for that...mucho mucho por favor. I love you a lot and I hope that africa is treating you like the queen that you are. Love your brother Nate.
Hey there! I just downloaded Skype on my computer so I need your online name so I can find you! I'm going to radio shack to grab a microphone and an eye thingy so I can see you. As soon as I get your name the faster I can see you! My online name is brother-nate! Love your brother nate.
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