We have passed through another week, and all is well here. The angst over the terrorist attack is getting better. I was in town twice this week and the traffic and confusion is as much as ever!
RVA Projects: I went with a co worker this week to the other side of Nairobi to see a brick paver making vibrator machine. It is something we are looking at so that we can make our own pavers to do the parking lots and maybe the roads up at the school. We needed to go and see it and talk to the sales guys because you just can't get on the phone and get questions answered. It is quite an anomaly about living here. So, off we go as early as possible to do this one thing and by the time we get back it is about 3:00 and the day is almost done. Here are some pictures of what we found:
2 Brick maker
16 Brick maker
bricks - different patterns
Maybe by the time we leave, we will have a parking lot paved??
Sorry I was late today getting this posted. It was another "have to do one thing in Nairobi, so we are gone all day" kind of thing. But this time it was for glasses for Trevor. When we were home this summer, Trevor's glasses broke the first week we were there (way back in July). We finally got a chance to spend a day and get them replaced. There is an Indian optometrist in the city that we like to use. And, we got there early enough that he was able to send them to the lab and get them back about 4 hours later! Bonus! So, we wasted some time in traffic and got some errands done and Trevor has new glasses:
looking good!
We went out to our project in Naivasha this week. The meeting was a bit tense about some issues, but I think we are going to move through that. These meetings are notorious for being long, but they feed us before hand and these nuns really know how to cook! We always enjoy the food there.
The crew at the site
Sister Florence looking great
Looking at the columns
I am in a Bible Study with some great ladies. We are studying "Discerning the Voice of God" by Priscilla Shirer. Ephesians 1:13-14 says, "When you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation - in Him when you believed - were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit. He is the down payment of our inheritance, for the redemption of the possession, to the praise of His glory." Hearing the small inner voice of the Holy Spirit can be difficult at best. We get in our own way. Our conscience comes in, as well as our past as well as our fears. The Holy Spirit is the 3rd part of the triune God that we have received. It is truly comforting to know that that Spirit is with us. The power of God actually lives within us with this gift. That is amazing. The hard part is giving it all to Him and letting Him guide us through the trials. He gave us this Holy Spirit because He knew we couldn't do it alone. But, the key is to obey when He talks. This is the hard part. When we trust in Him, the Holy Spirit begins to come in and change the soul (mind, will and emotions). This may be part of why moving to a country like Kenya was not such a daunting thing for us. He had changed our hearts and minds to want to do this. It is very comforting to know that God loves us so much that He is willing to give us the desires of our heart which will match the desires of His heart (hopefully)!
We were able to bring back a few inexpensive computers this time and give them to some friends. Below is a picture of pastor's kids receiving theirs. They were so excited as were we to be able to do this for them!
BKCC wing: They are still with this contractor - Thank God! But things are still rocky at best. But, one bright spot, another missionary and I are looking at the interior design (colors) and have moved on an idea. We have a pallett that may work (I will tell later when it is approved) and we are thinking that we will commission quilters around the world to help this be a welcoming place for these sick children. Once we have the scheme, we will put together a specification sheet and hand it to as many quilters who are willing to make one! That should make each ward unique but we will tie it all together with these similar colors. Tune in a bit later for more information, but get your machines ready and pass the word!
Hope you have a great week. We are heading to the Maasai Mara next week end, so I will not post next Saturday, but the following Saturday you should see some amazing pictures! We have never been there and we hope to catch the last of the Wilde beast migration.
In His Hands,
Jullie T.
PS - Here is a picture of our new missionary dog Calvin - poor thing - it took him quite a while to figure out where his new home is!
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