School got out last Friday and Saturday I went to Kiambethu Tea Farm. I had a lot of fun!











Today I leave for Mbita, Kenya which is on Lake Victoria. Then Friday I leave for Jinja, Uganda to raft the Nile. I'm pretty excited about it.

I had a few girls stay with me who are doing something called the World Race. It's a trip of 11 countries in 11 months, 11 months of ministry. They were so much fun to hang out with!

traffic & the BIG picture

Last night a few friends and I went to Westlands to meet another friend of ours for dinner. It rained and we got stuck in some majorly heavy traffic. What should have been a 15-20 minute drive turned into an almost hour drive. While I was sitting in my friend's car surrounded by too many vehicles to count I reflected on the Lord. I was thinking of what it would be like to view the traffic from a helicopter. From a helicopter one would easily be able to see what needed to be done to clear the traffic. Someone could say, "oh this car needs to take a left, these cars need to continue straight, this car should wait for these three cars to pass then turn, etc." The possibilities of how to fix the traffic are endless I'm sure. If you were looking from above you could see the big picture. God sees the big picture of our lives. He directs our steps and guides our thoughts. He's there telling us when to stop and when to go. He is sovereign over all things and there's peace and rest in that simple fact. It's not sufficient for me to just know that God knows all things, but to know that God orchestrates my life is a satisfying thought. He will do a much better job directing me than I ever could do on my own.

car lights and headaches

The other night someone turned the light on in my car. I guess I turned it off a while ago and forgot all about it. I actually thought it was broken because it had been so long since I'd used it. The whole time I could have switched it on, but I failed to remember that it was available to me. At times I even used my cell phone to provide light to find things in my dark vehicle at night. This, oddly enough, made me think of a spiritual application. How many times am I in need of God's working in my life or God's comfort during difficult times. His Word is always readily available to me and yet I turn in so many different directions other than straight to His Word. The truth that He imparts is far greater than any earthly wisdom.

Two Sundays ago I had a migraine. These headaches continued from that Sunday through this past Sunday. Saturday was the only day I did not have a headache. Yesterday I went to a chiropractor here in Nairobi. She was excellent! All of my bones are now in position where they're supposed to be. When she began adjusting me she couldn't finish until she loosened my neck and shoulder muscles with a heating pad for 15 minutes. She said she could tell I haven't had an adjustment in a while and that I'm stressed. It's a good thing Easter break is coming up. I can't wait to go out of town and relax.

Last week was spirit week at school. Thursday was career day and this is what the 4th grade teacher dressed up as - an old British rocker.
















This past weekend I had a sleepover with some single ladies from church. Seven girls spent the night! We had a lot of fun hanging out.




Tuesday evening my friend and I babysat Micah. He has to be my favorite baby in Africa. The poor kiddo was so exhausted, but we kept him up so he wouldn't keep his parents up later. He fell asleep while I was feeding him dinner. After food we tried teaching him how to climb the stairs. We got bored with that activity faster than he did. We distracted him with another activity to get him away from the stairs. We also got to give him his bath and get him ready for bed. He's absolutely precious!