Getting Culturized

Hey All,
We have had a busy week as usual!  The kids (Timothy and Sallie) have been in camp all week and we went to pick them up yesterday.  It was maybe only 70 or 80 kilometers (50 miles) away, but with traffic, it took us over 3 hours to get home!  It only took us 2 to get there because it was in the early morning. If you have never driven in Africa, you can not imaging what it is like!  It is somewhat close to driving in Italy, but it is a magnitude or 2 worse.  Trevor says, "the only rule is not to hit anything (or anyone)!"  And sometimes the roads just kind of disappear.  South of Nairobi, where we were yesterday, they are doing construction and for some sections, the tarmac road just goes away and you are on some kind of potholed gravel that becomes almost 4 lane as people scramble for position.  And, the detours are not marked.  You just know where you are by following the crowd.  Needless to say, that is why I did not write yesterday.  We got home at about 5pm, and I had a headache as usual (it's the diesel fumes that get me), so I did not get to it.  Anyway, they had a great time and want to do it again next year!

I am still working with the bricks to get up to 500 per day.  We hired a new crew this week and they are training now and doing well.  We are praying that they will be able to reach 500 a day by this coming Wednesday or so.

Last Sunday was cultural Sunday at our local church.  There were 6 tribes that presented.  They sang traditional songs and then had traditional food to sample.  I have included a link here to a video that Jim took.  It was really fun to see the different people from around here.  The first group (Kukuyu) are the most prevalent here.  Our friend Njoke is leading the singing in the brown hat.  Hope you enjoy!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieX-fOYFbt4


In His Hands,
Jullie T.