Mimi si Muzungu! Mimi ni Mkenya!!!

If you stay in Kenya for too long.... they may try and make you Kenyan!
It's a good thing I am perfectly okay with that! :)

The last week has been full of busyness and excitement! In one of Miss
Kim's notes she left me she gave me some words of wisdom. "Don't deny
your quiet times and don't deny your rest. You will be of no help if you
aren't spiritually on top and plenty rested." Well in order for to obey
that advice, I had to give up something. I decided to give up the blog!
Blogging takes awhile, and well it was causing a lot of tiredness!!

At the start of the week, Sunday, I did wear my
new Kenyan dress! :) Everyone told me I looked so
"smart," which is their way of saying pretty. They also
assured me that I am becoming more Kenyan each
day! Pastor even gave me a new name. Because
his family is from the Camba tribe, he game the
Camba name, Chloe Mwende. Mwende means
someone who is loved! :) :) I now introduce
myself as Chloe Mwende. :)










On Monday, the kids at
the centre had a holiday which
meant that I also got a holiday!
My job for that day was to take
Melissa's cousin, Stacy, to the
barber shop to get all her hair
shaved off! I did not want her to
shave her head, but Pastor insisted!
He said that he doesn't like seeing
her cry when she has to get her hair
braided, so he said shave it off!
When we got to the barber shop,
Stacy started to get a little scared.
She said, "Chloe, can we just go
home and wait until my daddy can go
with me?" I felt bad but I made her get
it shaved right then. I knew that if we
went home and Pastor saw that her
head wasn't shaved, then it would be
me that got in trouble! ;) After she got it
done, she ended up liking it!

Tuesday and Wednesday I taught at the centre all day!
I taught Math, English, Science, and CRE to 6 classes!
Tiring.....yet so rewarding! Many Muslim students attend
the centre. It's been so neat ministering to them, and
seeing God change their hearts.One of the girls told me that
God was going to punish me because I have put too many
holes in my ears. As much as I wanted to laugh, I was able to
refrain myself. Instead, I just love on each child and try to show
God's love. Many of the older girls have come to me and have
really opened up in sharing their lives. We have shared many
laughs and even more tears. God, may you continue to show
yourself to these girls. Please pray that God would continure to
use me to share His grace with these girls!



On Thursday, Pastor, Mama Joe, Mama Grace, and me headed to their rural home in
Mwingi. It is SOOOO NICE! It's crazy to me that Pastor Wambua came from absolutely
nothing but because of his faithfulness to God, God has chosen to richly bless him! I
told him and his brothers to write a book! I enjoy hearing all of their stories! I admire
Pastor more each day. His entire life is a ministry, which is what I desire for my own
life. This first picture was his house when he was youger. The second picture is his
new house!

Pastor and I went for a walk around his land. He had the best view!! On his land he has a small

shamba where he grows beans and maize. We piced some maize, roasted it, and then ate it!

It was SOO YUMMMYYY! Mom, lets roast corn when I get home. K?

Funny story from Thursday:

So I wne to use the squatty potty. Oh squatty potty's....... Anyways, I was a little nervous

going out there because Pastor's house is in the bush and it was night time, but I grabbed my

flashlight and headed to the potty. I made it out there, closed the door, and used the potty.

Well, when I got finished I turned around to open the door, but the door would not open!

It was completely stuck!! I pushed on it, kicked it, and even tried to run into it. Nothing

would open that door. I began to cry because I was starting to get scared. All I could think

about was me being stuck in a squatty potty in the middle of the African bush at night time

and no one being able to hear me. Finally about ten minutes passed and Mama Grace found me.

She started laughing. I did not find it funny at first, but now that I think about it, I guess

it is pretty funny. How often do you get stuck in a squatty potty in the middle of nowhere?

hahahaha. :)

Friday after breakfast Mama Joe and Mama Grace headed outside to put somechemical

on the beans and maize from last year's crop. Before they could put the

chemical on the beans, they had to throw the beans in the air and let the wind carry

away the chaff! They even let me help! It was soooo neat. I couldn't believe the way

they use the simple things like the wind to do the job. After finishing putting the

chemical on the maize we had to carry it back into the house. At first, Mama Joe

wouldn't let me help because they bags were so heavy, but I finally talked her into

letting me help. :) By the way, the food that Pastor and his brother's grow is not

sold for money. They have chosen to give it away to people who need it instead!

Like I said, his whole life is a ministry.......

Who new that donkeys could be used for something?!?!?! haha. In Mwingi, everywhere

you turn you will see many donkeys with water

jugs on their backs. It is so dry there; therefore, there is no water. People have to travel

for miles and miles to find water. Some people even dig

15 feet or more in the dry

river beds to find water! We definitely take it for granted the fact that we can just turn our faucets on and have plenty

of clean water.

We came home from Mwingi today around 4! I was able to get a long massage from the

drive. It was so BUMPY!

So, that is about all that has been going on over here! I can't believe a month has

already passed. :( It feels like I just got here. :( :( :( :( If one more kid asks me to

stay, then well, I may just have to stay. Mama Joe told me today that I was not

leaving! Mom, looks like you have some competition! haha. I love you all! I

hope you have had a great week!

Happy Birthday to Mama and Bubba!!! :) :) :) Eat plenty of birthday cake for me!