Oh, The things you can Buy from Your Car!

Hello All,
Happy Easter!  We have had a good week.  Jim has updated the project page so make sure you go look at what is going on around here with all the projects.

We started making a list of all the things that you can buy while stuck in traffic.  People come to the window to try and sell you things.  Some are quite unique!  Here is the list:

Rubics cube

Pillows

Water

Pictures (maps)

Knives

Fruit

Tools

hats

jackets

steering wheel covers

sunglasses

keychains

chairs

nuts

necklaces

pants

soccerballs

phone covers

veggies

ten commandment posters

flags

Puppies!

The kids find it interesting to see all the variety you can shop for right from your car window! PS - They tried to talk me into a puppy, but I held my ground!

Kijabe is situated right on the rift valley (it actually overlooks a large part of the valley).  From where we are, we can see 2 IDP villages.  These are Internally Displaced Persons.  These are people who fled their homes during the political violence that happened during the last election back in 2007-2008.  These villages are still there.  People living there have very little hope and no place to go.  The government delivers food and has set up schools.  Last week we had some girls come to the door saying they were hungry. They were teenagers from the IDP camp.  Can you imagine being a teenager and going to some one's house and asking for food??  I can not.  I gave them a bag of stuff to take with them.  They also needed clothes and shoes.  I didn't have anything to give them.  I plan on going to the used clothing market in Nairobi to get a few things sometime soon so that I have extra when they or others come around.  We sit and look at our abundance and don't see it.  We take it for granted everyday.  Just having food on the table and shoes on your feet, you are blessed.  Take store in what you have.  This means looking around you at not only material things, but especially your family and friends.  Most of us have abundance that we look through and don't see everyday.  Be content, be grateful!
Thank you all for what you do!
In His Hands,
Jullie

PS - I put out that email last week about finding a sponsor for Yvonne.  Several people have donated money and we now have enough for her first year of school!  She will start on the 3rd of May (the start of their 2nd term here).  We don't have a long term solution yet, but we are so grateful for getting her started.  Thank you all!  I will post a picture of her in her new uniform after the 3rd.