Jambo! Family and Friends,
Another wonderful and beautiful day (or two) in Kenya! Our drive from Nairobi to Meru went smoothly. We got off to an early start and made it to the Trout Tree restaurant in Nanyuki by noon for lunch. There is much major road construction in Nairobi, and we made it through without much difficulty by leaving early. The air remains amazing clean and refreshing. We enjoyed the beautiful countryside as we adjusted to jet lag. We arrived at the Thiiri Center in Meru at about 3:30 PM and got settled in. We enjoyed an evening meal with some of the BLISS teachers and enjoyed some group time together before heading to bed. The weather has been amazingly pleasant with much sunshine.Our Kenyan drivers are easy going and helpful.
Our Sunday (today) started with attending the English language service at 9:30 AM and many stayed for the 11 AM service in Kimeru which lasted until 1:30 PM. Pastor Doug preached at both services with the second service translated into Kimeru by Moses. We were warmly greeted and welcomed by the congregation. We shared your greetings and love with them which they received graciously. It was an opportunity to greet many old friends and make new ones as well. We were excited to see the tremendous progress they have made on their Church Hall. They have made much progress in the past year. The first floor is essentially except for detail work and will be used for Sunday School classes and meeting rooms. The second floor is moving along with the ceiling in for the Fellowship Hall but with some rough work to be done. They are excited and hope to finish in the next year. We will share our gift to their Building Fund next Sunday. It will get them 40% of the way to their final fund raising goal. The Kenyan philosphy to build as you raise the funds. No church mortgage here!
We had time to prepare our mission supplies this afternoon for our work at the schools this week. Everything made it safely! We also had time to work in a visit to the NakuMatt, the local grocery/WalMart, where did some shopping. Megan (Miller) and Spencer Peck gave us a tour of Kenya Methodist University. They are here until July and we enjoyed spending the day with them. They are a valuable resource to us on local arrangements.
Everyone is doing well and filled with excitement for the coming week at the schools. There is much for us to see in Meru now and it will be challenging incorporating it all into our schedule.
We are feeling quite blessed and grateful to be ambassadors of our church to the church and community here in Kithoka. We pray that all is well with all of you. We keep you in our thoughts and prayers.
On behalf of the Kenya Team,
Gary
Another wonderful and beautiful day (or two) in Kenya! Our drive from Nairobi to Meru went smoothly. We got off to an early start and made it to the Trout Tree restaurant in Nanyuki by noon for lunch. There is much major road construction in Nairobi, and we made it through without much difficulty by leaving early. The air remains amazing clean and refreshing. We enjoyed the beautiful countryside as we adjusted to jet lag. We arrived at the Thiiri Center in Meru at about 3:30 PM and got settled in. We enjoyed an evening meal with some of the BLISS teachers and enjoyed some group time together before heading to bed. The weather has been amazingly pleasant with much sunshine.Our Kenyan drivers are easy going and helpful.
Our Sunday (today) started with attending the English language service at 9:30 AM and many stayed for the 11 AM service in Kimeru which lasted until 1:30 PM. Pastor Doug preached at both services with the second service translated into Kimeru by Moses. We were warmly greeted and welcomed by the congregation. We shared your greetings and love with them which they received graciously. It was an opportunity to greet many old friends and make new ones as well. We were excited to see the tremendous progress they have made on their Church Hall. They have made much progress in the past year. The first floor is essentially except for detail work and will be used for Sunday School classes and meeting rooms. The second floor is moving along with the ceiling in for the Fellowship Hall but with some rough work to be done. They are excited and hope to finish in the next year. We will share our gift to their Building Fund next Sunday. It will get them 40% of the way to their final fund raising goal. The Kenyan philosphy to build as you raise the funds. No church mortgage here!
We had time to prepare our mission supplies this afternoon for our work at the schools this week. Everything made it safely! We also had time to work in a visit to the NakuMatt, the local grocery/WalMart, where did some shopping. Megan (Miller) and Spencer Peck gave us a tour of Kenya Methodist University. They are here until July and we enjoyed spending the day with them. They are a valuable resource to us on local arrangements.
Everyone is doing well and filled with excitement for the coming week at the schools. There is much for us to see in Meru now and it will be challenging incorporating it all into our schedule.
We are feeling quite blessed and grateful to be ambassadors of our church to the church and community here in Kithoka. We pray that all is well with all of you. We keep you in our thoughts and prayers.
On behalf of the Kenya Team,
Gary
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